TRACKER
The 'tracker' is a central server (an application run by a webmaster of a bittorrent site) which manages the downloading/uploading requests and transfers. The tracker only manages connections. It does not have any knowledge of the contents of the files being distributed. In turn this allows a large number of peers that can be supported by a single tracker with relatively small amounts of bandwidth used.
ALSO SEE: PRIVATE TRACKER, SEEDING, TORRENT
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