Leeching may refer to: *

Leeching (medical) ''Hirudo medicinalis'', the European medicinal leech, is one of several species of leeches used as "medicinal leeches". Other species of '' Hirudo'' sometimes also used as medicinal leeches include '' H. orientalis'', ''H. troctina'', and '' H. ...

, also called hirudotherapy, the use of leeches for bloodletting or medical therapy *

Leeching (computing) In computing and specifically in Internet slang, a leech is one who benefits, usually deliberately, from others' information or effort but does not offer anything in return, or makes only token offerings in an attempt to avoid being called a lee ...

, using others' information or effort without providing anything in return *

Image leeching Inline linking (also known as hotlinking, leeching, piggy-backing, direct linking, offsite image grabs) is the use of a linked object, often an image, on one site by a web page belonging to a second site. One site is said to have an inline li ...

, direct linking to an object, such as an image, on a remote site

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