P2P
Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000868
A distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers, which are equally privileged, participating nodes in a network. Each peer acts as both a client and a server, directly exchanging data with other peers without a central server. File sharing and cryptocurrency networks are common applications of P2P technology.
| Identifier | MLC-T-CMP-000868 |
|---|---|
| Field | Computing and IT |
| Subject | Internet |
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