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Fediverse ID (Fediverse)

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+ A Fediverse ID is an identifier that conceptually is usually used to point to a person, but also can be conceptually used to point to an application, a group, a organization, a service, or any types of entities. +

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+ Here are some sample Fediverse IDs: +

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Resemblance With E-Mail Addresses

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+ A Fediverse ID looks similar to an e-mail address. +

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+ The main superficial difference being that a Fediverse ID starts with an at sign (“@”) (Unicode character U+0040), but an e-mail address does not. +

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+     at sign
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+       @joeblow@example.com ← Fediverse ID
+        joeblow@example.com ← e-mail address
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+  no at sign
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