IRATE radio: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

iRATE radio is computer software that allows collaborative filtering of music downloads. An iRATE radio server holds a large database of music. Users rate tracks that they are sent and the server correlates those ratings against those of other users to find other songs that the first user might enjoy.

The tracks are downloaded from websites which allow free downloads of their music and the software is released under the GNU General Public License.