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{{wiktionary|leeching}} |
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*In pre-[[science|scientific]] [[medicine]], '''leeching''' was an alternative form of [[bloodletting]] in which "bad" [[blood]] would be removed via [[leech]]es instead of by [[bleeding]]. |
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*'''Leeching''' may also refer to the practice of benefitting from others' actions without contributing in kind. For example: |
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**In [[peer-to-peer]] [[file sharing]] [[computer network|networks]], '''leeching''' is downloading while uploading little or nothing. |
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**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. |
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**More generally, it is used as a term for certain types of [[bandwidth theft]]. |
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**In [[video game]]s, '''[[leecher (gaming)|leeching]]''' refers to the practice of a [[player character|player]] joining a group for the explicit purpose of gaining rewards while negligibly contributing to the efforts necessary to acquire those rewards. This behavior may be accepted in efforts to [[powerlevel]] players. Usually it is considered poor behavior to leech without permission from the group. |
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'''Leeching''' may refer to: |
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*[[Leeching (medical)]], also called Hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for bloodletting or medical therapy |
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*[[Leeching (computing)]], using others' information or effort without providing anything in return |
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*[[Image leeching]], direct linking to an object, such as an image, on a remote site |
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==See also== |
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*[[Leaching (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 25 October 2013
Look up leeching in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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
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