peer-to-peer

peer-to-peerˈ adjective (computing)

Denoting a system in which the workload of a network is evenly distributed among the workstations (abbrev P2P)

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Main Entry: ↑peer

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peer-to-peer UK US adjective computing

used for describing a computer network in which each computer can pass information directly to another without the need for a central server

Thesaurus: computer networking systems_hyponym

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peer-to-peer «PIHR tu PIHR, -tuh-», noun, adjective.

–n.

a computer network having direct communication between users without a central server: »

With peer-to-peer…each PC…acts as both a client and a server (Financial Times).

–adj.

of or having to do with a computer network that uses direct communication: »

Intel is working on developing…technology that moves away from the client/server architecture and uses advanced peer-to-peer architecture (Tom Foremski).

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adj. [attrib.] denoting computer networks in which each computer can act as a server for the others, allowing shared access to files and peripherals without the need for a central server

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ˌpeer-to-ˈpeer 7 [peer-to-peer] adjective only before noun (computing)

(of a computer system) in which each computer can act as a ↑server for the others, allowing data to be shared without the need for a central ↑server

compare ↑client-server