torrent client

Peer-to-peer software

A torrent client is software that downloads and uploads files using the BitTorrent protocol, which distributes data across many users rather than from a single server.

The client connects to other users (peers) who have pieces of the desired file, assembling them into the complete download: I need a torrent client to grab that Linux distribution.

Popular examples include qBittorrent, Transmission, and uTorrent.

Related

download · download speed · upload · magnet · tracker · swarm · bandwidth · ratio · piracy · Deluge · open source · throttle · port · DHT · seedbox · indexer · chunks · pieces

Opposites
download method

torrent clientdirect download

File acquisition without intermediary

cyberlocker · download manager · streaming service · RapidShare

network architecture

torrent clientdedicated server

Exclusively allocated remote computer

CDN · web server · file server · cloud storage · Dropbox

file sharing role

torrent clientseed box

Container for storing seeds

media server

Family

torrent, torrents, torrential, torrentially, client, clients, clientele, clientage

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated PG