BitTorrent is a P2P file swarming application. This means that as soon as you have downloaded a few chunks of a file it will start uploading it to others, thereby spreading the file better.
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a small file that contains data of where and how to get a file
a way of downloading files where each person downloading not only adds to the demand, but also add to the supply by allowing others to download parts from them
An open-source P2P protocol for transferring files. Allows multiple computers on the BitTorrent network (the SWARM) to simultaneously download fragments of a requested file to another user's computer (the PEER NODE), therefore allowing that user the fastest and most efficient download possible. Once a Peer Node downloads a requested BitTorrent file completely, it then becomes one of the many computers (SEED NODES) used to help other Peer Nodes speedily and efficiently download that same BitTorrent file.
BitTorrent is the protocol and the name of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution tool written by programmer Bram Cohen and debuted at CodeCon 2002. The reference implementation is written in Python and is released under the BitTorrent Open Source License (a modified version of the Jabber Open Source License), as of version 4.0. The name "BitTorrent" refers to the distribution protocol, the original client application, and the .torrent file type. With BitTorrent, files are broken into smaller fragments, typically a quarter of a megabyte each. As the fragments are distributed to the peers in a random order, they can be reassembled on a requesting machine. Each peer takes advantage of the best connections to the missing pieces while providing an upload connection to the pieces it already has. This scheme has proven particularly adept in trading large files such as videos and software source code.
Wikipedia Definition: Bit Torrent
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol. The protocol was originally designed and created by programmer Bram Cohen, and is now maintained by Bit Torrent, Inc.
The BitTorrent client is a computer program developed by Bit Torrent, Inc. used to download and upload files via the Bit Torrent protocol.
