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docs/concepts/how-ipfs-works.md

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In IPFS, data is chunked into <VueCustomTooltip label="The term for a single unit of data in IPFS." underlined multiline is-medium>blocks</VueCustomTooltip>, which are assigned a unique identifier called a <VueCustomTooltip label="An address used to point to data in IPFS, based on the content itself, as opposed to the location." underlined multiline is-medium>Content Identifier (CID)</VueCustomTooltip>. In general, the CID is computed by combining the hash of the data with it's <VueCustomTooltip label="Software capable of encoding and/or decoding data." underlined multiline is-medium>codec</VueCustomTooltip>. The codec is generated using <VueCustomTooltip label="A collection of interoperable, extensible protocols for making data self-describable." underlined multiline is-medium>Multiformats</VueCustomTooltip>.
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CIDs are unique to the data from which they were computed, which provides IPFS with the following benefits:
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- Data can fetched based on it's content, rather than it's location.
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- Data can be fetched based on it's content, rather than it's location.
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- The CID of the data received can be computed and compared to the CID requested, to verify that the data is what was requested.
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- Dive deeper into the related concepts of [immutability](../concepts/immutability.md), [hashing](../concepts/hashing.md), [content-addressing and CIDs](../concepts/content-addressing.md).
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- Learn about [IPFS pinning, along with the differences between persistence, permanence, and pinning](../concepts/persistence.md).
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- Understand [privacy and encryption in IPFS](../concepts/privacy-and-encryption.md).
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- Learn more about [IPFS nodes, including the different types](../concepts/nodes.md).
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- Learn more about [IPFS nodes, including the different types](../concepts/nodes.md).

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