We generally look at the corresponding numbers against them and download them.
But have you ever wondered in technicality what do they actually mean and how are they related to torrents?
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To understand this, you should first know what is a BitTorrent?
The BitTorrent protocol can be used to reduce the server and online grid impact of distributing large files.
Lets now understand the meaning of the common BitTorrent terms.
What are seeds, peers, and leechers in torrent?
Leechersare those who are downloading and uploading at the same time.
The process of uploading and downloading continues simultaneously.
Generally, the more people who seed a file the faster it downloads.
APeeris someone who is both downloading and uploading the file in the swarm.
Files are downloaded in pieces.
When a user downloads some pieces, he then automatically starts uploading it.
A file will be downloaded faster if more people are involved in the swarm.
A peer becomes a seed when he has completed 100% of the file and wishes to continue uploading.
They then make the file itself available through a BitTorrent node acting as a seed.
When a file is completely downloaded by a peer, it becomes an additional seed.
Source:Wikipedia
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