Torrent Jargon
- Date: 2007-08-06 - Word Count: 385
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This guide to Torrent Jargon will hopefully help you understand with the terminology associated with .torrent downloads.
Torrent: A torrent is a small file containing information about the file you wish to download. You can open the torrent with a torrent client, or download it on to your computer. Downloading the torrent allows you resume your download easily if you decide to interrupt the download by shutting down etc.
Torrent client: A torrent client is an application which allows you to download files using a torrent. There is a lot of free client software available, the most popular being BitTorrent.
Seed: A seed is a computer that has the complete copy of the file you are downloading. Generally, the more seeds a download has, the quicker it will download. Your computer will become a seed once you have finished downloading, if you don't close your client. You should always try and seed for as long as possible so that others can finish their downloads.
Peers / Leeches: A peer (or a leech) is a computer that is downloading the same file as you. Generally, the more leeches a download has, the slower it will download.
Reseed: If all seeds stop uploading the file, the leeches are left with an incomplete file. In order for the leeches to obtain the missing parts of their file, someone with the complete file must start uploading. This is known as reseeding.
Distributed copies: A distributed copy is made by two or more peers who each have a different part of the file, though when added will make a full file.
Tracker: A tracker is a server that connects your computer to the necessary seeds and peers. If you cannot connect to the tracker, you will not be able to download the file.
Swarm: A swarm is the total number of peers and seeds.
Choked: A connection becomes choked usually when the seed's client has reached its maximum upload rate.
Interested: A leech is interested in a connection with another computer if it has a part of the file the leech does not have. A leech is not interested in a connection with a computer who has the same parts of a file as himself.
Snubbed: If nothing arrives over a connection for over 60 seconds, the clients snubs the connection, as it is deemed inactive.
Hope this was helpful, happy torrenting!
Torrent: A torrent is a small file containing information about the file you wish to download. You can open the torrent with a torrent client, or download it on to your computer. Downloading the torrent allows you resume your download easily if you decide to interrupt the download by shutting down etc.
Torrent client: A torrent client is an application which allows you to download files using a torrent. There is a lot of free client software available, the most popular being BitTorrent.
Seed: A seed is a computer that has the complete copy of the file you are downloading. Generally, the more seeds a download has, the quicker it will download. Your computer will become a seed once you have finished downloading, if you don't close your client. You should always try and seed for as long as possible so that others can finish their downloads.
Peers / Leeches: A peer (or a leech) is a computer that is downloading the same file as you. Generally, the more leeches a download has, the slower it will download.
Reseed: If all seeds stop uploading the file, the leeches are left with an incomplete file. In order for the leeches to obtain the missing parts of their file, someone with the complete file must start uploading. This is known as reseeding.
Distributed copies: A distributed copy is made by two or more peers who each have a different part of the file, though when added will make a full file.
Tracker: A tracker is a server that connects your computer to the necessary seeds and peers. If you cannot connect to the tracker, you will not be able to download the file.
Swarm: A swarm is the total number of peers and seeds.
Choked: A connection becomes choked usually when the seed's client has reached its maximum upload rate.
Interested: A leech is interested in a connection with another computer if it has a part of the file the leech does not have. A leech is not interested in a connection with a computer who has the same parts of a file as himself.
Snubbed: If nothing arrives over a connection for over 60 seconds, the clients snubs the connection, as it is deemed inactive.
Hope this was helpful, happy torrenting!
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