Nodes
Connection points in a network that can send, receive, or process data. Every device in your network is a node.
What are Nodes?
A node is any device or data point in a network that can create, receive, or transmit information.
In practical terms, your laptop, phone, router, printer, and even IoT devices are all nodes. Each one has a unique IP address and can communicate with other nodes in the network.
When you're building AI apps, understanding nodes matters for deployment architecture. Your API server is a node. Your database is a node. Your edge functions are nodes. They all need to talk to each other efficiently.
In blockchain and distributed systems, nodes take on extra importance as validators or storage points. But for most builders, you're just thinking about how devices connect and pass data around.
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