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In IPFS, data is chunked into <VueCustomTooltip label="The term for a single unit of data in IPFS." underlined multiline is-medium>blocks</VueCustomTooltip>, which are assigned a unique identifier called a <VueCustomTooltip label="An address used to point to data in IPFS, based on the content itself, as opposed to the location." underlined multiline is-medium>Content Identifier (CID)</VueCustomTooltip>. In general, the CID is computed by combining the hash of the data with its <VueCustomTooltip label="Software capable of encoding and/or decoding data." underlined multiline is-medium>codec</VueCustomTooltip>. The codec is generated using <VueCustomTooltip label="A collection of interoperable, extensible protocols for making data self-describable." underlined multiline is-medium>Multiformats</VueCustomTooltip>.
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CIDs are unique to the data from which they were computed, which provides IPFS with the following benefits:
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- Data can be fetched based on its content, rather than its location.
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- The CID of the data received can be computed and compared to the CID requested, to verify that the data is what was requested.
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Because CIDs are based on content, not location:
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- You can fetch data by *what it is*, not where it's stored.
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- You can verify data by recomputing the CID and comparing it to what you requested.
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**Learn more**
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Learn more about the concepts behind CIDs described here with the [the CID deep dive](../concepts/content-addressing.md#cid-versions).
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Learn more about CIDs in the [CID deep dive](../concepts/content-addressing.md#cid-versions).
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