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peer-to-peer

[ peer-tuh-peer ]

adjective

  1. involving direct contact or exchange between individuals of a similar rank or position; person-to-person: : P2P

    Studies have shown that peer-to-peer tutoring increases student performance across a range of subjects.

  2. describing a computer network in which each node has the capacity to act as a server for all other nodes, allowing the exchange of information without a centralized server. : P2P


peer-to-peer

adjective

  1. (of a computer network) designed so that computers can send information directly to one another without passing through a centralized server P2P
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of peer-to-peer1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

Peer-to-peer car rental RelayRides offers vehicles conveniently parked in airport lots.

Tomio Geron of Forbes has a terrific new piece about AirBnB, and its many cousins in the emerging market for peer-to-peer sharing.

Peer-to-peer sharing will transform the economy, if regulators let it.

This sort of peer-to-peer piecework could help bridge the gap between peak earnings years and full retirement.

If peer-to-peer sharing really takes off, we're talking about far-reaching effects on the economy.

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