What did the name of the Tor Anonymity Network orignially stand for?

The name of the Tor anonymity network originally stood for "The Onion Router." The term "onion" refers to the layered encryption used by Tor to protect users' online privacy and security. The name reflects the network's design, as Tor routes internet traffic through a series of relays or nodes, each layer of encryption being peeled off at each step, similar to peeling the layers of an onion. This multi-layered approach helps to disguise the origin and destination of the data, providing anonymity and preventing anyone from easily tracing the users or their activities back to their actual IP addresses.