Seed, seeds or seeding may refer to:

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• Seed, an encased plant embryo
• SEEDS, a non-governmental organization
• Sperm or semen

Buddhism and Hinduism

• Bija, literally "seed", a metaphor for the origin or cause of things

In computing and technology

• Random seed, a value used to initialize a pseudo-random number generator
• SEED, a Korean block cipher
• Self electro-optic effect device
• Seed (BitTorrent), a peer that has a complete copy of a torrent and still offers it for upload
• Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data, a standard format for transmission and exchange of waveform data, such as that produced by seismometers or infrasound microphones

Online marketing

• "Seeding", a communication technique that reaches the few, to reach the many, providing the few with assets and stimuli to editorially feature and place on their site, encouraging personal commentary and syndication tailored to their audience

In film

• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, two Japanese anime series
• Seed (film), a 1931 film, notable as an early film featuring the actress, Bette Davis
• Seed (2007 film), written and directed by Uwe Boll
• Seed Productions, Hugh Jackman's film production company

In fluid dynamics

• A flow is seeded so that one may visualize the flow patterns

In games

• SeeD, a mercenary working for Garden in the video game Final Fantasy VIII
• Seed (computer game), a now-closed MMORPG that was developed by Runestone Game Development
• Seeds (CA), a cellular automaton rule similar to Conway's Game of Life
• SEED, the unknown, plant-like life form that features in the video game Phantasy Star Universe
• Seeds Inc, a video game company based in Japan and now known as PlatinumGames

In music

• The Seeds, a 1960s rock 'n' roll band
• Seeds (album), an album by the rock band Brother Cane
• Seeds (trance rock album), an album by the trance-rock band Sky Cries Mary
• Seeed, a German band
• Seed, a song by Sublime
• The Seed (2.0), a song by The Roots
• Seed (album), an album by Afro Celt Sound System
• Seed Records, a record label

In publishing

• Seed (magazine), a U.S. science magazine
• Seed (newspaper), the student newspaper of Victoria University of Technology
• The Seed (underground newspaper), an underground newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1960s

In science

• Seed crystal, a small crystal from which a larger single crystal is to be grown
• Cloud seeding, a method of causing clouds to produce rain

In science fiction

• Adding lifeforms, usually genetically engineered, to a previously lifeless environment. This may be done for a number of reasons, such as to assist terraforming, or for biological research.

In sports

• The process used to rank competitors in a single-elimination tournament or other forms of playoffs

As a surname

• Graham Seed
• Huck Seed
• Jimmy Seed
• John Seed

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