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[[category:computer terminology]][[BitTorrent]] is both the name of a [[BitTorrent (system)|file sharing system]] and the [[BitTorrent (client)|software]] which first implemented it.
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==About==
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[[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.
  
By default, it refers to the [[BitTorrent (system)|system]], which includes both the BitTorrent [[protocol]], the [[.torrent]] file format, the [[torrent tracker]] (server for tracking torrent connections), and possibly other elements. The term "torrent" is often used as shorthand for the files downloaded via the BitTorrent protocol; the act of either uploading or downloading such files (which usually happen simultaneously to a certain extent, due to the nature of the system) is often called "torrenting".
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It can also refer to:
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* the files downloaded via the BitTorrent protocol ("I downloaded a torrent of that TV show, so we can watch it now.")
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* the act of either uploading or downloading such files ("I'm torrenting some movies right now, which may be using bandwidth.")
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** Uploading tends to happen automatically as a result of downloading, due to the nature of the {{l/sub|system}}.
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* a [[.torrent]] file, which acts as a sort of "key" to retrieve the desired files from the internet
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==Pages==
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* [[/client]]
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* [[/sites]]
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* [[/system]]
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* [[/tracker]]
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* {{wikipedia}}
 
* {{wikipedia}}

Latest revision as of 12:52, 31 March 2015

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

Pages

Links