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Word: stream (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words
  • 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)
  • computing A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
  • science An umbrella term for all moving waters.
  • education A division of a school year by perceived ability.

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Verb:

  • internet To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
  • intransitive To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

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