BitTorrent

British

/ ˈbɪtˌtɒrənt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of BitTorrent

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

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In fact, it already looks like less than that - on Saturday a Twitter announcement seemed to suggest that it would instead try to distribute existing Wikileaks content via Bittorrent.

From The Guardian • Dec. 13, 2010

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