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Definitions
Peers: Computers communicating with each other mutually while playing identical roles. Also called nodes.
Peer-to-peer: A decentralized technology of peers that communicate with each other while playing identical roles on a network.
Client: Part of a P2P application which lets the user direct the information exchange and which initiates connections.
Server: Part of a P2P application not directing the information exchange, providing access to data or resources, and accepting incoming connections.
Neighbouring Node: A node that is directly connected to the node in question.
Metadata: Data describing other data, e.g.: filenames, indexes, content labels.