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Streaming
//ˈstɹiːmɪŋ// adj, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
Adjective
- 1 (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed wordnet
- 2 exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts wordnet
Noun
- 1 Movement as a stream. uncountable, usually
- 2 the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell wordnet
- 3 The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it. uncountable, usually
"Streaming has a dirty secret. The carbon footprint produced by fans watching a month of Netflix’s top 10 global TV hits is equivalent to driving a car a hefty distance beyond Saturn."
- 4 Synonym of livestreaming. Internet, uncountable, usually
- 5 Division of classes into academic streams. UK, uncountable, usually
"Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting."
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- 6 The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore. uncountable, usually
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of stream form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.
Etymology 3
From Middle English stremynge, equivalent to stream + -ing.
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