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BitTorrent
BitTorrent is a software product, but it has also become a generic name for a type of filesharing. The technology is difficult to encapsulate, but it involves sharing files that are housed on tens of thousands of personal computers. The shared files, called "torrents". The service is problematic because it is used by pirates to distributed illegally copied files, but also by legitimate businesses, including universities and publishers, to distribute materials.