What is a leecher in torrenting?

In the torrenting world, a user who is currently downloading a file but has not downloaded enough of it yet to begin sharing with others is a leech. Leeching is an essential part of torrenting, and there is nothing wrong with it, despite the unsavory word. A slightly different term, however — leecher — is a label you’d like to avoid.

What is a leecher in a torrent swarm?

The term "leech" refers to an individual computer on a torrent swarm that has an incomplete version of the torrent saved to its hard drive. The leecher is using the bandwidth contributed by the seeders to download their file. Peer. The word "peer" has two main meanings when its used to describe computers on torrent networks.

What is the difference between torrent courtesy & leechers?

Torrent courtesy dictates you continue to seed once you have the complete file, typically until you have a 2:1 upload to download ratio. Leechers are people with an incomplete copy of the file. Due to the nature of torrents, you are always sharing the part of the file that you have downloaded.