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diff --git a/monoculture.mdwn b/monoculture.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +**Monoculture** is agricultural term referring to the practice of growing only one species in a field at a time, but the term has also been adopted to computing. Identical computers that run identical software are an example of an **algorithmic monoculture**. Monocultures tend to be vulnerable because all their elements (be they plants or computers) share the same vulnerabilities and other weaknesses. + +While a strict definition of algorithmic monoculture may require identical computers and software, looser definitions are also possible. Any kind idea, design concept or a piece of software that is so dominant that it is difficult to envision alternatives may form a monoculture. + +Technological monocultures can be counteracted with [[technological diversity]].