Torrent or torrents may refer to: * A fast flowing

stream A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a strea ...

Animals

* Torrent duck, a species of the family Anatidae * Torrent fish * Torrent frog, various unrelated frogs * Torrent robin, a bird species * Torrent salamander, a family of salamanders

Arts and entertainment

* ''Torrent'' (1926 film), starring Greta Garbo * The Torrent (1921 film), an American silent adventure film * ''The Torrent'' (1924 film), a film directed by William Doner and A. P. Younger * The Torrent (2012 film), a 2012 Canadian film directed by Simon Lavoie * '' The Torrents'', a 1955 Australian play * ''Torrent'' (play) (, ''Kuángliú''), a Chinese play about the life of

Tian Han Tian Han ( zh, 田汉; 12 March 1898 – 10 December 1968), formerly romanized as T'ien Han, was a Chinese drama activist, playwright, a leader of revolutionary music and films, as well as a translator and poet. He emerged at the time of the ...

* ''Torrent'' (TV series), a technology show * Torrent (''Elden Ring''), a fictional horse in the 2022 video game ''Elden Ring''

Computing

BitTorrent BitTorrent is a Protocol (computing), communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a Decentralised system, decentralized manner. The protocol is d ...

, a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol *

Torrent file In the BitTorrent file distribution system, a torrent file or meta-info file is a computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed, and usually also a list of the network locations of trackers, which are computers ...

, stores metadata used for BitTorrent *

μTorrent μTorrent, or uTorrent (see pronunciation), is a proprietary adware BitTorrent client owned and developed by Rainberry, Inc. The " μ" (Greek letter " mu") in its name comes from the SI prefix "micro-", referring to the program's small memo ...

, a BitTorrent client

Corporations

Torrent Group Torrent Group is an Indian multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate, based in Ahmedabad. It was founded by U. N. Mehta, Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta, and now run by his sons, Sudhir Mehta, Sudhir and Samir Meht ...

, an Indian business house, and its subsidiary companies: ** Torrent Cables ** Torrent Pharmaceuticals ** Torrent Power

People

* Ana Torrent (born 1966), Spanish actress * Domènec Torrent (born 1962), Spanish professional football manager * Fernando Torrent (born 1991), Argentine professional footballer * Francesca Torrent (1881-1958), Spanish writer * Joaquim Torrent (1917–1971), Spanish footballer * Marion Torrent (born 1992), French footballer * Ramon Torrents (born 1937), Spanish comic book artist * Stanislas Torrents (1839–1916), French painter

Places

* Torrent, Valencia, a city in Spain * Torrent, Girona, a Spanish village * Torrent Bay, New Zealand * Torrent Falls, an outdoor area in Kentucky, United States * Torrent River, which feeds into the bay * River Torrent, Northern Ireland * Torrenthorn, a mountain of the Bernese Alps, Valais, Switzerland ** Torrent, Switzerland, a ski area on Torrenthorn, near Leukerbad

Vehicles

* Pontiac Torrent, a crossover SUV automobile by GM's Pontiac from 2005 to 2009 * ''Torrent'' (ship), an American sailing ship wrecked in 1868

Other uses

* FC Milwaukee Torrent, a semi-professional soccer team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin * Les Torrents, the sports teams of the Université du Québec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada