Torrent Search

About.com has published an excellent guide to Torrent searching. It covers the definition of a Torrent as well as includes links to Torrent clients, Torrent search engines, speciality Torrents (e.g., movie Torrents), and more.

Consult the Wikipedia definition of Torrent.

In brief, a Torrent (or to be precise, BitTorrent) is a protocol for distributing large files between and across P2P (peer:peer) networks.

As Webopedia explains, BitTorrent “is a file distribution system used for transferring files across a network of people.”