stream
IPA: strˈim
noun
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback.
- An instance of streaming digital data.
- A live stream.
- (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
- A surname.
verb
- (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
- (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
- (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
- (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
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