Seed is a man who has a downpour record open in their customer (suppose a similar document you are endeavoring to download) and the main distinction amongst you and them is that they have the entire record downloaded as of now and are currently "seeding" - imparting the record to peers however not downloading any parts of the document from others.
Associate (likewise called leecher) is a similar thing, with the exception of they don't have the entire record yet. Be that as it may, peers still offer whatever piece of the document they as of now downloaded with different associates who may miss that part (the record itself is divided into minor pieces that are then shared).
So fundamentally, you're a companion until the point when you have 100% of the record downloaded. As an associate you download the parts of the document from different companions and furthermore seeds. You just offer with different associates, since seeds as of now have everything and needn't bother with anything from you. At that point when you close your downpour customer or expel the specific deluge from your line, you quit being incorporated into the downpour seed/peer numbers.
Number of companions essentially demonstrates to you the quantity of exceptional individuals endeavoring to download an indistinguishable document from you. Having peers isn't sufficient, however. Typically you'd require no less than one seed, in a perfect world more. Else, it may be hard or even difficult to get 100% of the document just from different companions. A few bits of the document would likely miss (none of the associates would have certain parts) and without a seed, there would be no real way to fill in these spaces.