IPFS
InterPlanetary File System: a protocol suite for addressing and sharing content through content-derived identifiers.
In more detail
An IPFS identifier refers to particular content rather than only a location on one server. Retrieved content can be checked against that identifier. Availability still requires peers to retain and serve it, so a working identifier and lasting storage are separate concerns when an NFT or app relies on IPFS.
How you might use it
Your NFT viewer asks peers for the content identified by its IPFS reference; a peer retaining that content serves it.
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- InterPlanetary File System
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