File sharing
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Definition
File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a network.
There exist several solutions
- peer-to-peer (P2P) models, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users.
- File upload/download systems (e.g. FTP servers or portalware that offers file sharing functionalities
- Web services
Links
- File sharing (Wikipedia)
- Comparison of file sharing applications (Wikipedia)
- Timeline of sharing (Wikipedia)