Torrent+Site

=Torrent Site= A site that facilitates peer-to-peer file sharing. Large amounts of data can be distributed in tiny packets instead of one big file. The more there are sharing (being seeds), the faster information gets downloaded, so long as more people are not downloading than sharing (being seeds). Information to be downloaded is stored on peoples computers, if I have a Barry Manilow album on my computer that I downloaded via a torrent site then I can be a seed and other people who go to the torrent site may get packets of info from my computer. This wide distribution network sometimes helps sites like isoHunt escape prosecution because their site does not actually contain the information, it's just a gateway to information on other peoples computers.

[|bittorrent definition on Wiki]

[|isohunt - an example of a torrent site]