Which Splunk component performs indexing and responds to search requests from the search head?

Which Splunk component performs indexing and responds to search requests from the search head?
A . Forwarder
B . Search peer
C . License master
D . Search head cluster

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Answer: B

Explanation:

https://docs.splunk.com/Splexicon:Searchpeer

"A Splunk platform instance that responses to search requests from a search head. The term "Search peer" is usually synonymous with the indexer role in a distributed search topology…"