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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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Naturally, Microsoft are keen to stress that this technology should be used only for legitimate file-swapping.
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