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Wiktionary:
8. (countable) the initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_seed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_BitTorrent_terms#Seed_.2F_seeding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_crystal

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