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peer-to-peer
(redirected from Peer-to-peer networking)

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peer-to-peer
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(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) (of a computer network) designed so that computers can send information directly to one another without passing through a centralized server Abbreviation P2P


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Sam Masiello, director of threat management at MX Logic, said in a blog posting that, “…this story is only significant because of Milmont's contribution to the botnet community with how his Nugache worm used peer-to-peer networking technology…to create a fully redundant, interconnected network to prevent his botnet from easily being shut down.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MANY PEOPLE retain a perception of peer-to-peer networking based on the old Napster model of file sharing.
 
 
 
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