fediverse

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Fediverse^¹

/ˈfɛ.dɪˌvɜːs/ UK
/ˈfɛ.dɪˌvɜɹs/ US
/ˈfe.dəˌvøːs/ New Zealand
/ˈfɛ.dɪˌvɜɹs/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɛdɪvɜː(ɹ)s

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Blend of federation + universe. The earliest known mention of fediverse on Twitter was in 2012. The earliest known use of fediverse by the W3C was in 2013.

proper noun the Fediverse · fediverse

Internet The distributed social media network of federated services using open standard communication protocols, especially ActivityPub and historically OStatus. While there is clearly a strong appetite amongst women to move away from the digital giants, Spinster is hardly free from their reach, or indeed from hostile men within the wider Fediverse network.
Similar: Fedi

fediverse^²

proper noun the fediverse

Alternative letter-case form of Fediverse

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name social network

Português	Fediverso
Français	fédivers
Deutsch	Fediversum
Română	fedivers

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"fediverse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fediverse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fediverse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fediverse

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"fediverse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fediverse.

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@misc{fediverse_2026,
  title = {fediverse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fediverse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}