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Peer means equal, so peer to peer in this case means pc to pc. Peer to peer file sharing is a way to store and share files on a network without using a file server. The most common usage is with programs like limewire where you download something from other computers, and then allow other people to download the file from your computer.
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A peer-to-peer (or "P2P", or, rarely, "PtP") computer network uses diverse connectivity between participants in a network and the cumulative bandwidth of network participants rather than conventional centralized resources where a relatively low number of servers provide the core value to a service or application. Book Mark it-> del.icio.us | Reddit | Slashdot | Digg | Facebook | Technorati | Google | StumbleUpon | Window Live | Tailrank | Furl | Netscape | Yahoo | BlinkList
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