Torrents are a way of sending and receiving large files on the internet. They work by splitting a single large file into hundreds or even thousands of small pieces, which can then be sent to many different users at once. By sending out the same pieces to everyone, it allows anyone with a copy of the file to help send it to others. This makes it much faster to download and share files, even with slow internet connections. Torrents are often used to share large amounts of data, such as movies, music, games, and other software.