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==About== | |||
[[BitTorrent]] is both the name of a [[/system|file sharing system]] (which includes both the BitTorrent [[protocol]], the [[.torrent]] file format, and the [[/tracker|torrent tracker]]) and the [[/client|software]] which first implemented it. | |||
It can also refer to: | |||
* the files downloaded via the BitTorrent protocol ("I downloaded a torrent of that TV show, so we can watch it now.") | |||
* the act of either uploading or downloading such files ("I'm torrenting some movies right now, which may be using bandwidth.") | |||
** Uploading tends to happen automatically as a result of downloading, due to the nature of the {{l/sub|system}}. | |||
* a [[.torrent]] file, which acts as a sort of "key" to retrieve the desired files from the internet | |||
==Pages== | |||
* [[/client]] | |||
* [[/sites]] | |||
* [[/system]] | |||
* [[/tracker]] | |||
==Links== | |||
* {{wikipedia}} | |||
Latest revision as of 12:52, 31 March 2015
<hide> page type::article thing type::software </hide>
About
BitTorrent is both the name of a file sharing system (which includes both the BitTorrent protocol, the .torrent file format, and the torrent tracker) and the software which first implemented it.
It can also refer to:
- the files downloaded via the BitTorrent protocol ("I downloaded a torrent of that TV show, so we can watch it now.")
- the act of either uploading or downloading such files ("I'm torrenting some movies right now, which may be using bandwidth.")
- Uploading tends to happen automatically as a result of downloading, due to the nature of the system.
- a .torrent file, which acts as a sort of "key" to retrieve the desired files from the internet
