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  1. file sharingnoun

    The process of making files available to others to download from the Internet.

  2. file sharingnoun

    The use of a file sharing network, or peer-to-peer software.

Wikidata

  1. File sharing

    File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia, documents, or electronic books. It may be implemented through a variety of ways. Common methods of storage, transmission and dispersion include manual sharing utilizing removable media, centralized servers on computer networks, World Wide Web-based hyperlinked documents, and the use of distributed peer-to-peer networking.

Editors Contribution

  1. file sharing

    Is the process of using computer technology to share files with other people who are authorized to access the files.

    File sharing works when a file is stored on an online or file-sharing service. The file is uploaded using the service control panel and upon successful upload the file is generated with a unique URL. File owners can share this URL with multiple users for accessing and downloading the file. The file is stored on the file-sharing provider’s storage servers and can be accessed globally at any time though the Internet.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 8, 2017  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of file sharing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of file sharing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of file sharing in a Sentence

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    We have been advised by the third party provider that this wasn’t a specific attack on the Reserve Bank, and other users of the file-sharing application were also compromised.

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