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{{wiktionary|leeching}}
*'''[[leecher (gaming)]]''', the term used for a person that benefits in a first person shooter, by having his team mates carry him to a win.
*In pre-[[science|scientific]] [[medicine]], '''leeching''' was an alternative form of [[blood letting]] in which "bad" [[blood]] would be removed via [[leech]]es instead of by [[bleeding]].
*'''Leeching''' may also refer to the practice of benefitting from others' actions without contributing in kind. For example:
**In [[peer-to-peer]] [[file sharing]] [[computer network|networks]], '''leeching''' is downloading while uploading little or nothing.
**In [[BitTorrent (protocol)|bittorrent]], '''leeching''' is only downloading, while not sharing pieces of what you have downloaded with others. This is, however, luckily practically removed by the use of a [[BitTorrent tracker|tracker]], which monitors your up/down ratio and speeds up your downloads if you upload more, or even doesn't let you download at all if you don't maintain a certain quota.
**More generally, it is used as a term for certain types of [[bandwidth theft]].
**In [[online]] [[computer game]]s (especially [[MMORPG|role-playing games]]), '''leeching''' refers to the practice of a [[player]] joining a group for the explicit purpose of gaining rewards without contributing anything to the efforts necessary to acquire those rewards. Sometimes this is allowed in an effort to [[powergaming|powerlevel]] a player. Usually it is considered poor behavior to do this without permission from the group.


'''Leeching''' may refer to:
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*[[Leeching (medical)]], also called Hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for bloodletting or medical therapy
[[de:Leechen]]
*[[Leeching (computing)]], using others' information or effort without providing anything in return
[[sv:Leecher]]
*[[Image leeching]], direct linking to an object, such as an image, on a remote site
==See also==
*[[Leaching (disambiguation)]]

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Latest revision as of 08:25, 25 October 2013

Leeching may refer to:

  • Leeching (medical), also called Hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for bloodletting or medical therapy
  • Leeching (computing), using others' information or effort without providing anything in return
  • Image leeching, direct linking to an object, such as an image, on a remote site

See also

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