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+# Glossary of Tailscale Terminology
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+## Machine
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+## Machine Key
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+## Node
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+A combination of a user & machine.
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+## Identity Provider
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+Somebody who proves you are who you say you are: Google, Okta, Microsoft, etc. Tailscale is not an identity provider (there are no Tailscale passwords, for instance); we're a "relying party" of other identity providers.
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