streaming

Definitions

General English

• noun a method of sending a

  continuous

  stream

  of

  data

  over the

  Internet

  to a

  computer

  , providing live video or sound

Commerce

• noun technology that allows

  material

  to be downloaded from the Web and viewed at the same time. For

  example

  , a user can download enough of a multimedia file to start viewing or listening to it, while the rest of the file is downloaded in the background.

Computing

• noun the process of

  reading

  data

  from a

  storage device

  in one continuous

  operation

  , without

  processor

  intervention

Electronics

• Transmission of information over a

  computer network

  , such as the Internet, in a manner which allows for accessing while the transmission is in progress. Once transmission begins, a given time interval is buffered in the receiving

  computer

  , and

  data

  may be accessed while the

  download

  is being completed. Used, for instance, for

  streaming video

  .

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Contexts for “streaming”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• Commerce
• Computing
• Electronics