In simple terms , P2P is a technology that takes advantage of the resources and services available at the edge of the Internet ( Shirky , 2001 ) .
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While such an approach promises much in terms of emerging infrastructure , we wish to exploit existing computing infrastructure that is more accessible to linguists via a P2P approach . In simple terms , P2P is a technology that takes advantage of the resources and services available at the edge of the Internet ( Shirky , 2001 ) . Better known for file-sharing and Instant Messenger applications , P2P has increasingly been applied in distributed computational systems .
In simple terms , P2P is a technology that takes advantage of the resources and services available at the edge of the Internet ( @@CITATION ) .