👉 A staminode in computer networking refers to a node that is not part of a broadcast network but still participates in the communication between its peers. This means that it does not have any outgoing connections and can only receive data from other nodes, which are considered as "stanzas." In other words, a staminode acts as an intermediary between two or more nodes, providing a path for data to be transmitted and received without having direct access to the source of the data.