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Torrent

what is a torrent file?? In the BitTorrent file distribution system, a  torrent file  is a computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, and usually also a list of the network locations of trackers, which are computers that help participants in the system find each other and form efficient distribution groups called  swarms . A torrent file does not contain the content to be distributed; it only contains information about those files, such as their names, sizes, folder structure, and cryptographic hash values for verifying file integrity. Depending on context, a  torrent  may be the torrent file or the referenced content. Torrent files are normally named with the extension  .torrent . A torrent file is a specially formatted binary file. It always contains a list of files and integrity metadata about all the pieces, and optionally contains a list of trackers.A torrent file is a bencoded dictionary Kickass Torrents (KAT) remai