peering

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ

Verb

peering

1. present participle and gerund of peer

Noun

peering (plural peerings)

1. The act of one who peers; a looking around.
2. (Internet) The act of carrying communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment.
   • 2001, Peter Willis, Carrier-Scale IP Networks:

     The BT UK service uses a combination of private peerings and bilateral peerings at the UK exchange points in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.

Anagrams

• Pingree