P4P

What Does P4P Mean?

P4P means "Pictures For Proof," "Pound For Pound," or "Proactive Provider Participation For P2P."

Pictures For Proof

The abbreviation P4P is often used between friends as a good-humoured challenge to a status update on social media. P4P is a request or demand for photographic evidence and signifies that the sender does not believe a claim made by the recipient. Between lovers, P4P usually implies that the sender doesn't trust their partner and wants them to prove they are where they claim to be. When used during sexually-explicit online conversations, P4P is a request for pictorial proof that the recipient is doing what they say they're doing (e.g., sitting naked or lying in bed).

"Pictures For Proof" is also abbreviated as PFP.

Pound For Pound

The abbreviation P4P is also commonly used to compare the value of items of different weights. In the UK, where the currency is the pound sterling, P4P is often used to compare the price of items sold by weight. However, more widely, P4P is used in combat sports to compare fighters between weight classes. In this context, P4P is a subjective judgment on the merits of each fighter, with the idea of determining who would win if the fighters were the same size.

Proactive Provider Participation For P2P

In the context of file sharing online, P4P is a protocol designed to improve the use of available bandwidth in a P2P (Peer To Peer) network. P4P works by reducing the volume of traffic by intelligently selecting peers to optimize routing efficiency.

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Example of P4P Used in a Text

"Cyber Speak" Test

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