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BitTorrent

peer-to-peer file sharing protocol
CreativeWork computer_network_protocol Q133862
BitTorrent
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Facts

4 properties
Instance of
computer network protocol
Inception
1945[2]
Official website
www.bittorrent.org[3]
Topic has template
Template:BitTorrent[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en BT en BitTorrent en Bit Torrent en Torrent ar تورنيت ar التورينت ar بت تورنت cs Bittorent cs Torrent da BitTorrent tracker da BitTorrent klienter el Torrent es Protocolo BitTorrent es BitTorrent client es Bit torrent fa بیت‌تورنت fa تورنت fa بیت تورنت fi Torrent fi Torrentti
🔖 Identifiers · 19
OpenAlex ID
C520566109
ComputerLanguage.com definition
BitTorrent
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
media/bittorrent
Described at URL
www.bittorrent.org, gitlab.com
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/BitTorrent
FOLDOC ID
BitTorrent
Freebase ID
/m/01jp81
Gentoo Wiki article
BitTorrent
GitHub topic
bittorrent
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
torrent
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0518884
Have I Been Pwned breach ID
BitTorrent
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Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
520566109
Namuwiki ID
비트토렌트
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
986041
Quora topic ID
BitTorrent-product, Torrents-file-sharing-services
ScienceDirect topic ID
computer-science/bit-torrent
Subreddit
torrents
Topic's main category
Category:BitTorrent

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🔗 Connections
← Distributed by 3
Ubuntu, Armies of Exigo, Armies of Exigo
← Distribution format 3
Pioneer One, The Yes Men Fix the World, Ponibooru
← Has use 3
Tixati, libtorrent (rasterbar), Tomato Torrent
Named after 2
KTorrent, Nyaa Torrents
Subtypes 2
WebTorrent, Hydra effect
← Main subject 2
Bitfarm, The NFT Bay
← Uses 2
LBRY, Mod Archive
Created notable works 1
Bram Cohen
Has these parts 1
torrent file
Instance of 1
computer network protocol
Topic has template 1
Template:BitTorrent
Topic's main category 1
Category:BitTorrent
← Category's main topic 1
Category:BitTorrent
← Facet of 1
Super-seeding
← FactGrid item ID 1
Saint-Pierre-de-Semilly
← Implementation of 1
BitTorrent
← Template has topic 1
Template:BitTorrent
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Summary

BitTorrent is a computer network protocol[1].

Body

Cultural Impact

Things named for BitTorrent include Nyaa Torrents[5], a website[6], founded in 2005[7] and KTorrent[8], a free software[9].

Why It Matters

Entities named for BitTorrent include Nyaa Torrents[5], a website[6], founded in 2005[7] and KTorrent[8], a free software[9].

Related Entities

Bram Cohen LBRY The NFT Bay Ubuntu

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · ~2026-55543-17 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Inception: 1945"
  2. 19d ago · ~2026-55234-41 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1945-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Sitelink count → 69
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'el',
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Inception: 2002"
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