Torrent
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A torrent is a fast flowing stream.
Torrent may also refer to:
Places:
- Torrent, Valencia, a city in Spain
- Torrent, Girona, a Spanish village
- Torrent Bay, New Zealand
- Torrent River, which feeds into the bay
- River Torrent, Northern Ireland
- Torrent Falls, an outdoor area in Kentucky, USA
People:
- Ana Torrent (born 1966), Spanish actress
- Marion Torrent (born 1992), French footballer
Animals:
- Torrent Duck, a species of the family Anatidae
- Torrent frog, various unrelated frogs
- Torrent salamander, a family of salamanders
- Torrent Robin, a bird species
- Torrent fish
Computing:
- BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol
- Torrent file, stores metadata used for BitTorrent
Entertainment:
- Torrent (1926 film), starring Greta Garbo
- Torrent (TV series), a Canadian show
- Torrent (comics), Marvel Comics character, the daughter of Wolverine and Storm
Businesses:
- Torrent Group, an Indian business house, and its subsidiary companies:
Others:
- Pontiac Torrent, a crossover SUV sold by Pontiac from 2005 to 2009
- Torrent (stream), a stream with a high seasonal flow variation
- Torrent (ship), an American sailing ship wrecked in 1868
- Torrentz, a meta-search engine for BitTorrent
