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# Decentralized Applications

A **Decentralized Application** (dApp) is a type of software application that is built on a [decentralized ](/glossary/definitions/decentralization.md)platform, such as the [blockchain](/glossary/definitions/decentralization/blockchains.md). Unlike traditional applications, which are centrally hosted and controlled by a single entity, dApps are decentralized and run on a network of computers using distributed ledger technology.

[Web3 ](/glossary/definitions/decentralization/web3.md)is a term used to describe the next generation of the Internet, which is being built on decentralized technologies such as the blockchain and peer-to-peer networking. Web3 technologies enable decentralized applications and services, such as dApps, to be built and run on the internet without the need for central servers or intermediaries.


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