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commit80153d8d2ff123027ee1490b7b8c79b2a0e822dd authorRobert <robert@tlon.io> dateTue 5 Mar 2019, 17:10 (8 years ago) parent1c6d883
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1111An Azimuth point is a pronounceable string like `~firbyr-napbes`. It means nothing, but it's easy to remember and say out loud. `~firbyr-napbes` is actually just a 32-bit number (`3.237.967.392`, to be exact) that we turn into a human-memorable string.
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13−Points come in three major classes: *galaxies*, *stars*, and *planets*. You can tell what class a point is in by how long its name is. The address space grows like a family tree. Galaxies are 8-bit and have names like `~mul`. Galaxies can issue 16-bit stars (`~dacpyl`), which can themselves issue 32-bit planets (`~laptel-holfur`).
13+Points come in three classes: *galaxies*, *stars*, and *planets*. You can tell what class a point is in by how long its name is. The address space grows like a family tree. Galaxies are 8-bit and have names like `~mul`. Galaxies can issue 16-bit stars (`~dacpyl`), which can themselves issue 32-bit planets (`~laptel-holfur`).
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1515Planets are intended for everyday use by an adult human, and there is a maximum of about 4.3 billion of them (2 to the 32nd power). Stars and galaxies, on the other hand, are meant to act as network infrastructure: in the Arvo network they provide P2P routing and distribute software updates.
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2727## Moons and Comets
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29−In addition to these three main classes, there are two other kinds of Azimuth point.
29+In addition to these three classes of Azimuth points, there two other kinds of Urbit identities, but they do _not_ use Azimuth.
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3131*Moons* are 64 bits, are issued by planets, and have names like `~doznec-salfun-naptul-habrys`. Moons are meant for connected devices: phones, smart TVs, digital thermostats. Moons are not independent, but are subordinated to their parent planet.
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