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peer
A person who belongs to the same social group, especially with regard to age, status, or abilities. The term is often used in sociology and education.
Jugendliche orientieren sich oft stärker am Verhalten ihrer Peers als an dem ihrer Eltern.
Teenagers often orient themselves more strongly toward the behavior of their peers than toward that of their parents.
peer
In information technology, a computer in a peer-to-peer network that has the same rights and tasks as other computers in the network.
Jeder Peer im Filesharing-Netzwerk kann sowohl Dateien herunterladen als auch für andere bereitstellen.
Each peer in the file-sharing network can both download files and make them available to others.
'Peer' is a loanword from English. It is used especially in the technical language of sociology, education, and information technology.
In der Pädagogik spricht man vom „Lernen von Peers“.
In education, people talk about 'Lernen von Peers' (learning from peers).
The meaning is usually clear from the context. If it is about people and social behavior, it refers to a person. If it is about computers and networks, it refers to a computer.
Der Einfluss von Peers auf die Entwicklung ist nicht zu unterschätzen.
The influence of peers on development should not be underestimated.
In a social context, 'Peer' is often part of compounds such as 'die Peergroup' (peer group) or 'der Peerdruck' (peer pressure).
Er leidet unter dem starken Peerdruck in seiner Klasse.
He suffers from the strong peer pressure in his class.
In an IT context, the most common combination is the 'Peer-to-Peer-Netzwerk' (peer-to-peer network/P2P network), in which all computers have equal rights.
Filesharing funktioniert oft über ein Peer-to-Peer-Netzwerk.
File sharing often works through a peer-to-peer network.
colleague
Both words can refer to a person in a comparable professional role. Kollege emphasizes the shared professional sphere, even if the two people do not work for the same company; Peer places more emphasis on comparable status or belonging to a social group. Choose “Kollege” for the profession and “Peer” for the comparison group.
Obwohl er an einer anderen Hochschule arbeitet, ist er mein Peer in derselben Altersgruppe.
Although he works at a different university, he is my peer in the same age group.
Obwohl er an einer anderen Hochschule arbeitet, ist er mein Kollege im gleichen Berufsfeld.
Although he works at a different university, he is my colleague in the same professional field.
