DHT

(Distributed Hash Table) A method for storing hash tables in geographically distributed locations in order to provide a failsafe lookup mechanism for distributed computing. Various algorithms have been explored that provide the right balance and speed for storing parts of the tables in different locations. Having been used in the early and mid-1990s for local area network storage, after the turn of the century, DHTs were brought into focus for peer-to-peer computing over the Internet. A DHT provides a fault tolerant storage interface on top of which is layered an application such as music sharing, file sharing or distributed backup.

In 2002, the National Science Foundation awarded a grant to the IRIS Project (Infrastructure for Resilient Internet Systems) to develop failure-proof lookup tables for data storage. Five universities and research institutes were involved (for more information, visit http://iris.lcs.mit.edu).

DHT

dihydrotestosterone

(DHT) [di-hi″dro-tes-tos´tĕ-rōn] an androgenic hormone formed in peripheral tissue from testosterone; thought to be the androgen responsible for development of the male characters" >primary sex characters during embryogenesis and of male characters" >secondary sex characters at puberty, and for adult male sexual function.

DHT

abbr.1. dihydrotachysterol2. dihydrotestosterone

DHT

Abbreviation for:
dihydrotestosterone
District Handicap Team
Dix-Hallpike test
DNA histogram type

DHT

Dihydrotestosterone, see there.

DHT

Abbreviation for dihydrotestosterone.

DHT

Acronym	Definition
DHT➣Distributed Hash Table (network storage)
DHT➣Dihydrotestosterone
DHT➣Dundee Heritage Trust (UK)
DHT➣Distributed Hash Table
DHT➣Digital Home Theatre
DHT➣Dolby Home Theatre
DHT➣Documents pour l'Histoire des Techniques (French: Documents for the History of Technology)
DHT➣District Health Team (various locations)
DHT➣Distillate Hydrotreater (refinery processing unit)
DHT➣Digital Home Theater
DHT➣Danger Hardcore Team (record label)
DHT➣David Hume Tower (Edinburgh University)
DHT➣Dartington Hall Trust (UK)
DHT➣Directly Heated Triode
DHT➣dance.house.trance (band)
DHT➣Deputy Head Teacher (UK)
DHT➣Dobhoff Tube (feeding tube)
DHT➣Down Hole Tool (Petrostar Corporation)
DHT➣Dental Hi Tec (France)
DHT➣Diesel Hydro-Treater
DHT➣Delayed Hypersensitivity Test (immunology)
DHT➣Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation (Canada; also seen as SHT)
DHT➣Decimation-Hadamard Transform
DHT➣Diversity Handover Trunk
DHT➣Discrete Harley Transform
DHT➣Dehydrogenation Heat Treatment