Definitions for "Credence "
The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.
A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose.
A shelf or table, usually to the right of the altar, on which the vessels and other items for celebration of the Eucharist are kept.
Credence is a tool for combating spam and pollution in filesharing networks. It lets you vote on files in the network, analyzes the votes of your peers so that you can avoid polluted files, and automatically identifies the voters in the network that are most credible and useful. It is built as an extension to LimeWire, running on the Gnutella filesharing network.
Credence is a decentralized system for identifying spam and decoy files in peer-to-peer networks. Credence is a complete Gnutella client, built on LimeWire, that lets you vote on objects and filters junk files from your search results.
Credence is a distributed object reputation management scheme that counteracts content pollution in peer-to-peer filesharing systems. Credence papers were published in February 2005 by Kevin Walsh and Emin Gün Sirer.
To give credence to; to believe.
the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"
Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence.
That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence.