How does a BitTorrent client work?

To send or receive files, users use a BitTorrent client on their Internet-connected computer. A BitTorrent client is a computer program that implements the BitTorrent protocol.

What is BitTorrent labs?

BitTorrent, Inc. — a company responsible for developing BitTorrent as a protocol, who also purchased and develop the popular µTorrent torrent client — is developing a variety of applications that use the BitTorrent protocol for new things via their BitTorrent Labs project.

Is BitTorrent a peer-to-peer protocol?

However, unlike http and ftp, BitTorrent is a distributed transfer protocol. BitTorrent peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol finds users with files other users want and then downloads pieces of the files from those users simultaneously.

What is a BitTorrent index?

A BitTorrent index is a "llist of .torrent files, which typically includes descriptions" and information about the torrent's content. Several types of websites support the discovery and distribution of data on the BitTorrent network.