It refers to the act of giving yet providing nothing of substance in return, as it is named after the parasitic organism a leech.
Leecher can be applied practially to peer to peer file sharing protocols, or networks (Bittorrent, Kazza Fast Track, Gnutella}, in which the leecher consumes bandwidth by downloading, yet has no will to upload or give back to a community.
Particularly in Bittorrent, leechers are not actually increasing their performance, but possibly are decreasing it.
Leecher can be applied practially to peer to peer file sharing protocols, or networks (Bittorrent, Kazza Fast Track, Gnutella}, in which the leecher consumes bandwidth by downloading, yet has no will to upload or give back to a community.
Particularly in Bittorrent, leechers are not actually increasing their performance, but possibly are decreasing it.
I know a leecher who in order to acheive maximum network thourough-output restricts uploading while bittorrenting.
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Some kid (in some cases teenager) who asks his mother for money every 10 minutes to buy something really stupid (Cash for MMORPGS or videogames or candies and shit)
Delox: Mom i need NX so bad im addicted to Maplestory
Mom: Ok, i got 50$
Delox: Mom omg 100kNx are 100$
Mom: Fine there u are
Delox: WOOO~~~~
J.D: D00d you are such a Mom's leecher
Mom: Ok, i got 50$
Delox: Mom omg 100kNx are 100$
Mom: Fine there u are
Delox: WOOO~~~~
J.D: D00d you are such a Mom's leecher
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