What are seeds? - What are seeds? I keep hearing and reading about seeds in the context of DSE but cannot find the a definition or explanation as to what they are anywhere. Replies: Re: What are seeds? Hi, You can find this information in https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/programmable/us/en/pdfs/literature/hb/qts/qts_qii52005.pdf page 23.