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Encyclopedia > BitTorrent (client)
BitTorrent client

BitTorrent 5.0 under Windows
Maintainer: BitTorrent, Inc.
Stable release: 4.4.1 (Mac)
5.0.8 (Linux)
5.0.8 (Windows)  (2007-06-22) [+/-]
Preview release: 4.27.2 (Mac OS X)
6.0-Beta (Windows)  (2007-08-01) [+/-]
OS: Cross-platform
Use: peer to peer
License: BitTorrent Open Source License
Website: http://www.bittorrent.com/

BitTorrent is a computer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent, Inc. used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent was the first client written for the protocol. Image File history File links BitTorrent_icon. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In software engineering, software maintenance is the process of enhancing and optimizing deployed software (software release), as well as remedying defects. ... BitTorrent, Inc. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that Maintenance OS be merged into this article or section. ... A cross-platform (or platform independent) programming language, software application or hardware device works on more than one system platform (e. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... The BitTorrent Open Source Licence, is derived from the Jabber Open Source Licence, which is an Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved license. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A computer program is a collection of instructions that describe a task, or set of tasks, to be carried out by a computer. ... Bram Cohen (born 1975) is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol BitTorrent, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol. ... BitTorrent, Inc. ... Uploading and downloading are related terms used to describe the transfer of electronic data between two computers or similar systems. ... BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol. ... In computing, a client is a system that accesses a (remote) service on another computer by some kind of network. ...


BitTorrent is often nicknamed Mainline by developers denoting its official origins. Version 4.20 of the client was dubbed Allegro by BitTorrent Inc., in reference to protocol extensions developed by the company to accelerate download performance and ISP manageability.[1]


BitTorrent is written in Python. Its source code, as of version 4.0, has been released under the BitTorrent Open Source License, a modified version of the Jabber Open Source License; BitTorrent is therefore free software. Versions up to and including 3.4.2 were distributed under the MIT license. Python is a high-level programming language first released by Guido van Rossum in 1991. ... The BitTorrent Open Source Licence, is derived from the Jabber Open Source Licence, which is an Open Source Initiative (OSI) approved license. ... Official logo of the Jabber Software Foundation Jabber is a collection of open, real-time communication technologies built on the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). ... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project (the GNU head), the Linux kernel mascot Tux the Penguin, and the FreeBSD daemon Free software is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation[1] to refer to software that can be used, studied, and modified without... The MIT License, also called the X License or the X11 License, originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a license for the use of certain types of computer software. ...


For version 6.0, the BitTorrent client is now a rebranded version of μTorrent and it's source is closed. µTorrent (also microTorrent or uTorrent) is a freeware proprietary BitTorrent client for Microsoft Windows written in C++[1] and localized for many different languages. ...

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Features

The BitTorrent client enables a user to search for and download torrent files, the main window including a Search box, (aka Search for torrents), that allows a search term to be entered and which then opens the user's default web browser at the BitTorrent torrents search engine page with the results of the search. An example of a web browser (Internet Explorer), displaying the English Wikipedia main page. ... Google search is the worlds most popular search engine. ...


The current client enables a range of features including multiple parallel downloads. It also intermediates peering between itself, source file servers ("trackers") and other clients, thereby yielding great distribution efficiencies. The client also enables users to create and share torrent files.


References

  1. ^ "BitTorrent 4.20 Released"

See also

A BitTorrent client is a program that downloads files using the BitTorrent protocol. ...

External links

  • Official Website
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BitTorrent (category)
Companies  BitTorrent, Inc. • Azureus Inc.
Individuals  Bram Cohen • Ashwin Navin • Ludvig Strigeus
Technology (terminology)  Tracker • Client • Super-seeding • Peer exchange • Broadcatching
BitTorrent clients (category)  BitTorrent (original client) • ABC • Azureus • BitComet • BitTornado • Deluge • KTorrent • Transmission • µTorrent 
Current BitTorrent websites isoHunt • mininova • myBittorrent • The Pirate Bay • TorrentSpy • Demonoid

  Results from FactBites:
 
BitTorrent client - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (164 words)
A BitTorrent client is a computer program that is used to download and upload files via the BitTorrent protocol.
The first client for the BitTorrent protocol was developed by Bram Cohen.
The client also intermediates peering between itself, source file servers ("trackers") and other clients, thereby yielding great distribution efficiencies.
BitTorrent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5271 words)
BitTorrent is a variation of earlier Peer-to-Peer or P2P protocols which allowed groups of computers to share files with one another, instead of having to access a central repository.
BitTorrent 4.0.4 running under Windows XP The method used by BitTorrent to distribute files parallels the one used by the eDonkey2000 network, but nodes in eDonkey's file sharing network usually share and download a much larger number of files, making the bandwidth available to each transfer much smaller.
BitTorrent is also used to distribute updates to the BitTorrent client itself, as well as to other clients such as Azureus and BitComet.
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