BitTorrent

/ ˈbɪtˌtɒrənt /

noun

1. a file transfer protocol which enables users to upload and download large files on the internet in the form of software, games, film, video, music, etc, from other users rather than from a central server

Word History and Origins

Origin of BitTorrent¹

C21: from bit ³ (sense 1) + torrent , the name used in this system for a file that allows the data to be downloaded

Example Sentences

Hundreds of download programs have come and gone since 1999 (Limewire, Kazaa, BitTorrent, to name a few).

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