Broadband Glossary - P

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Broadband terms defined on this page:

• Peer-to-peer network
• Ping
• Pop-up
• Port forwarding

Peer-to-peer network

Two or more computers communicating without a central server, often used for file sharing.
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Ping

A way of bouncing a signal to another IP address to see if the computer is online. Ping is useful for online gamers as it can also measure response time.
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Pop-up

A box that will sometimes appear when you click on something on a website, providing you with further information. Also refers to pop-up advertisements that are not requested by the user.
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Port forwarding

Allows you to send traffic from a blocked network port out and on to the internet through an open port.
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