file sharing
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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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file sharing
Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, media sharing site, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.