Torrent (noun)

A large number of things arriving at the same time, typically used to describe a large amount of data being transferred over the internet at once.

Origin:

The word torrent comes from the latin word "torrentem" meaning a raging stream, a stream with a strong current. in the late 18th century, it was used to describe a large number of things arriving at the same time.

Examples:

  1. I downloaded the movie via torrent because it was faster than other methods.
  2. The website offered a torrent of the latest episode of the series.
  3. The movie was available for download as a torrent file on various torrent websites.
  4. I was able to download the game in a matter of minutes thanks to the torrent.
  5. Due to the high demand, the server was overwhelmed by the torrent of requests.
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