Definition of "decentralization" [de•cen•tral•i•za•tion]

• The action of decentralizing, or the state of being decentralized. (noun)

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• "Further, in the comments: the point of decentralization is not to encourage fragmentation and isolation, but to allow people to collaborate without needing permission from a middleman."
• "At least Google was smart enough when they launched Wave to build in true decentralization from the start, and to choose a patent license for the Wave protocol that demonstrated that their desire was not to own the network, but to compete on it."
• "Forbes: Another example, perhaps of decentralization, is Australia."