Peer - Definition

Related Words: Archduke, Aristocrat, Armiger, Autopsy, Baron, Baronet, Bore, Check, Colleague, Count

A peer is a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person. See also peer group.

A peer is also a member of the peerage, or nobility, in Britain or Ireland, comprising the ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, or baron. A similar concept existed in the Western European monarchies; see Peer of France.

Peer is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1st, 2004 Peer had a total population of 15,607 (7,932 males and 7,675 females). The total area is 86.95 km² which gives a population density of 179.49 inhabitants per km².

In computer networking, a peer is a networking endpoint that participates both as client and server. In peer-to-peer networking, this implies that the networking endpoint both hosts and transmits/processes data.

Peer (short for peer-e-tariqat, or "leader of the order") is also the title given to the head of Sufi orders.

See also Peer review

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Example Usage of Peer
	hhusaini: @Janoooon Take away is the only option around here! haha .. I decided to go home for lunch today! Always nice to be home .. Peer shodeem
	ekaiyank: Palaku pusing...hari ini hectic bgt...revisi ina inu..blm lgi Peer dri kntr....dua2nya first thing first....huhuw....besok meeting :D
	lmdo: is concerned that she, of all people, got an email about submissions for a Peer reviewed journal, haha.

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Peer - Definition

Example Usage of Peer