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file sharing

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file sharing

Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing.


file sharing [′fīl ‚sher·iŋ]
(computer science)
The common use, by two or more users, of data and program files, usually located in a file server.


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WE'VE WRITTEN A NUMBER OF TIMES about the problem of illegal file sharing on college and university networks.
Peer-to-peer file sharing networks came under fire for illegal music swapping, and one by one companies have either folded (Grokster), or gone legit (Napster Inc.
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