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P2P

American  
P2P British  

abbreviation

  1. peer-to-peer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“It will be a long time before the U.S. can take all those out,” said Long, who now advises shipping companies as head of intelligence at maritime company Neptune P2P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

There are a few more hoops to jump through when using NordVPN because they have subsets of servers dedicated to P2P and obfuscation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Streaming-optimized servers enable users to access content without regard to geographic restrictions, P2P servers support torrenting and Tor over VPN servers allow access to the Tor network without a separate browser.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

“Almost all ships crossing the Strait are linked to Iran or China,” said Christopher Long, head of intelligence at U.K. maritime-security company Neptune P2P Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

In the brief time that P2P nets have flourished, the ad-hoc masses of the Internet have managed to put just about everything online.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory

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