torrent file
Peer-sharing metadata packet
A torrent file is a small file containing metadata that enables peer-to-peer downloading of larger content.
It doesn't hold the actual data but points to where pieces can be found across a distributed network of users.
BitTorrent clients use these files to coordinate downloads: I found a torrent file for the Linux distribution.
The format revolutionized large file sharing by letting users download from multiple sources simultaneously.
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- seedingPlanting or ranking
- leechingExtracting gradually, parasitically
- peersThose of equal status
- swarmMass of moving insects
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- filesfilename, folder, directory, subdirectory, source code
- file sharingP2P, peer to peer, peer-to-peer, torrenting, download
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