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Christina Wen
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Tailscale that offers a few more options than are available with the GUI (Graphical User Interface) clients. Tailscale that offers a few more options than are available with the GUI (Graphical User Interface) clients.
## Domain ## Domain
(Also referred to as "tailnet".)
A Tailscale Domain is a network. Each email domain is (currently) its own domain. So users `foo@example.com` and `bar@example.com` are both in the `example.com` domain and can potentially access each others' nodes (subject to the domain's ACL). Shared email providers like `@gmail.com` are treated specially and each email address is considered its own isolated domain. A Tailscale Domain is a network. Each email domain is (currently) its own domain. So users `foo@example.com` and `bar@example.com` are both in the `example.com` domain and can potentially access each others' nodes (subject to the domain's ACL). Shared email providers like `@gmail.com` are treated specially and each email address is considered its own isolated domain.
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Another node that your node is trying to talk to. They might be part of your domain or not. Another node that your node is trying to talk to. They might be part of your domain or not.
## Tailnet
A Tailscale network. See [domain](#domain).
## Tunnel ## Tunnel
In VPNs, the term "tunnel" usually refers to a virtual tunnel between the your machine and a peer you're trying to talk to. In VPNs, the term "tunnel" usually refers to a virtual tunnel between the your machine and a peer you're trying to talk to.