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(1) The starting value used by a random number generation routine to create random numbers. (2) A BitTorrent user who is uploading content. See leech and BitTorrent. (3) (SEED)...
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Definition: seed
(1) The starting value used by a random number generation routine to create random numbers.
(2) A BitTorrent user who is uploading content. See leech and BitTorrent.
(3) (SEED) (Self-Electro-optic-Effect Device) An optical transistor developed by David Miller at Bell Labs in 1986.
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