torrenting
Distributed file downloading
Torrenting is downloading files using BitTorrent protocol, which distributes data across many users rather than from a single server.
Each downloader simultaneously uploads pieces to others, making large files transfer efficiently.
The term often implies pirating copyrighted content—movies, music, software—though the technology itself is neutral: I spent the weekend torrenting the entire series.
Decentralized file-sharing system
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- seedingPlanting or ranking
- leechingExtracting gradually, parasitically
- trackerOne who follows trails
swarm · seedbox · DHT · hash · protocol · encryption · VPN · bandwidth
Severe overflow of water
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- rushingRapid forward movement
gushing · surge · inundation · cloudburst · monsoon · flashflood · overflow · waterspout
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
- cease and desistLegal order to stop
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
takedown · digital rights · prosecution · fine · VPN · anonymity · geo-blocking · RIAA
BitTorrent
Decentralized file-sharing system
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- seedingPlanting or ranking
- leechingExtracting gradually, parasitically
tracker · swarm · seedbox · DHT · hash · protocol · encryption · VPN · bandwidth · throttling
deluge
Severe overflow of water
rushing · gushing · surge · inundation · cloudburst · monsoon · flashflood · overflow · waterspout · spate
piracy
Seaborne theft or bootlegging
- copyright infringementUnauthorized use of protected works
- DMCADigital copyright protection law
- cease and desistLegal order to stop
lawsuit · takedown · digital rights · prosecution · fine · VPN · anonymity · geo-blocking · RIAA · MPAA
- file sharingfile sharing, file transfer, P2P, peer to peer, peer-to-peer
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, book piracy, buccaneers, looting
- rushingrushing, hurrying, dashing, sprinting, racing
- Copying Databackup, cloning, copy paste, file transfer, mirroring
- copyrightcopyright, copyright law, copyright act, copyright office, copyright notice
- torrential downpour
- torrential rainExtremely heavy precipitation