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Bittorrent Moderate

Bittorrent has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative letter-case form of BitTorrent

"The software manual accepted both the standard capitalization and the alternative lower-case spelling bittorrent without issue."

In plain English: BitTorrent is a way to download files quickly by getting pieces of them from many other people at once instead of just one source.

"He used bittorrent to download large files quickly from other users on his network."

Proper Noun
1

A peer-to-peer file sharing protocol.

"Users often rely on bittorrent to efficiently download large files through a decentralized network of peers."

Example Sentences
"He used bittorrent to download large files quickly from other users on his network." noun
"Many people use bittorrent to share large video files quickly with friends online." noun
"He downloaded the latest movie through a trusted bittorrent connection on his laptop." noun
"The server crashed because too many users tried to access the same bittorrent seed simultaneously." noun
See Also
tracker bittorrents file sharing torrent seed swarm peer to peer leecher
Related Terms

Origin

The word combines "bit," a unit of digital information, with "torrent," meaning a rapid flow of water. This name describes the technology's method of downloading data as a fast-moving stream from multiple sources simultaneously.

Rhyming Words
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