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Christina Wen 2021-01-07 13:07:52 -05:00
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Tailscale that offers a few more options than are available with the GUI (Graphical User Interface) clients.
## 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.
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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
In VPNs, the term "tunnel" usually refers to a virtual tunnel between the your machine and a peer you're trying to talk to.