leaf site
A machine that merely originates and reads Usenet news or mail, and does not relay any third-party traffic. Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks. Compare backbone site, rib site. [Jargon File]Nearby terms:
Leaf Distribution Limited ♦ leaf site ♦ League for Programming Freedom
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