I. P2P /ˌpiː tə ˈpiː/
adjective1. (peer-to-peer) peer-to-peer computer systems make it possible to exchange files, software etc between two computers, even though they are not connected to each other
2. (person-to-person) person-to-person methods of paying for something allow the person buying something on the Internet to pay the person who is selling it:
P2P payments [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. ˌpeer-to-ˈpeer (
also P2P)
adjective peer-to-peer architecture/network/technology etc a computer system etc in which all of the computers are connected to each other and they do not need a
server (=a main computer that controls all the others):
How will peer-to-peer technology be important to the average Internet user? [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲