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vinman - distributed downloading. Instead of one machine serving a download to anyone that wants it, it starts serviing to a few clients, then those clietns start uploading (small amounts) to other clients, creating a "swarm" effect where everyone is downloading and uploading for others. Allows large files (Linux distro install images, etc) to be distributed effectively and without the main hosting site having to pay for *all* the bandwidth - as long as others are downloading, they will be uploading and everyone gets faster download speeds because of it.
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