seeding
/ˈsiːdɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To plant or sow an area with seeds.
- To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
- To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
- To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
- To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
- To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final or final.
- (games) The arrangement of positions in a tournament.
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