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peer-to-peer
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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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More Internet savvy users have discovered more practical and faster methods of file storage and file hosting such as Rapid Share Technology, peer-to-peer sharing (P2P), for sharing files over the Internet and the simple folder sharing over a local area network or LAN.
Aa Darknets Au private networks carved out of the Internet to allow peer-to-peer sharing Au can be quickly and easily created among Web browsers making it possible for people to participate anonymously and for the darknet itself to vanish with barely a trace when all the participants close their browsers, researchers have said.
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer sharing software that allows users to both upload and download content.
 
 
 
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