Leech N. Among BBS Types, Crackers And Warez D00dz, One Who Consumes Knowledge Without Generating New Software, Cracks, Or Techniques.

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leech n.

Among BBS types, crackers and warez d00dz,
one who consumes knowledge without generating new software, cracks,
or techniques. BBS culture specifically defines a leech as someone
who downloads files with few or no uploads in return, and who does
not contribute to the message section. Cracker culture extends
this definition to someone (a lamer, usually) who constantly
presses informed sources for information and/or assistance, but has
nothing to contribute.

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