- peer-to-peer:
A computer network that uses the computers on the "edges" of the network rather than a central point or the network itself. In short, peer-to-peer takes advantage of all the computers on the network to speed things up.
- plug-in:
A piece of software that can be "plugged" into an existing program to modify it in some way.
- podcast:
A digital broadcast that can be loaded onto a digital music device, such as an iPod or other MP3 player.
- podcatcher:
A piece of software (also known as an aggregator) that goes out on the Internet and finds podcasts for download.
- podwaves:
An analog to airwaves.
- preamp:
Stands for preamplifier, an amplifier that comes before another amplifier. In the case of podcasting, the preamp usually powers the microphone.
- P2P:
- See [peer-to-peer]
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