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the practice of sharing computer data or space on a network

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Words nearby file sharing

file folder, file footage, filename, Filene, file server, file sharing, filet, filet lace, filet mignon, file transfer protocol, filial

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How to use file sharing in a sentence

Take, for example, the German internet millionaire Kim Dotcom, founder of Megaupload, an online file sharing service.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Because of Napster, and all the other file-sharing services we used, we stopped punching each other so much.
15 Years After Napster: How the Music Service Changed the Industry|Alex Suskind|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The fight must now be taken to the file-sharing sites that host, in the United States as in France, the videos of the fascisphere.
The French Were Right to Ban Dieudonné’s Offensive ‘Performance Art’|Bernard-Henri Lévy|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were uploaded onto other file-sharing systems all over the planet.
The Assassin's Gun: Internet Liberty Gone Way Too Far|David Frum|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The two are cofounders of the revolutionary peer-to-peer file-sharing program Napster, which forever changed the music industry.
Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning on Airtime, Facebook IPO, Pinterest, More|Marlow Stern|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion, as necessary and dangerous as file sharing, free speech, and bottled water on a plane.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow