When two strangers meet at a bank of urinals, they suddenly become intensely interested in the ceiling or the corners of the room opposite their fellow peer.
By Nicki
Peer
Someone who isn't your friend. They may sharea class with you. They can also be in the same grade or school.
A corporate jargon term for individual interactions on the same culture/power/economic/social level. Originally applied to computer networking on a computer level as opposed to a computer-server level.
Occasionally abbreviated as "P2P" and parallels "B2B" (business to business) usually on a separate, lower power level.
When the "Clu" and 'programs' battled the "Master Control Program" in the film Tron, the programs' collaboration is an example of peer-to-peer interaction.