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Meaning of streaming in English:

streaming

Pronunciation /ˈstriːmɪŋ/

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noun

mass noun

  • 1A method of transmitting or receiving data (especially video and audio material) over a computer network as a steady, continuous flow, allowing playback to start while the rest of the data is still being received.

  • 2British The practice of putting schoolchildren in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together.

    • ‘streaming within secondary schools is common practice’

adjective

attributive

  • 1Relating to or using data transmitted in a continuous stream while earlier parts are being used.

    ‘a streaming service’
    • ‘a streaming platform’
    • ‘One blogger wrote how mad he was over the fact that the streaming video wasn't live, saying the clips were stale the moment they were up.’
    • ‘For the first time in history, international streaming channels now outnumber channels from the US.’
    • ‘Many radio stations use the streaming capabilities of this format to transmit their programmes over the net.’
    • ‘They're even offering streaming versions of most of their new programs right on their website.’
    • ‘She has written and lectured about streaming media, net art and new media cultures.’
    1. 1.1Computing Relating to or making use of a form of tape transport, used mainly to provide backup storage, in which data may be transferred in bulk while the tape is in motion.
      ‘a streaming tape drive’
      • ‘Snapshots are stored on disk, which provides fast, direct access rather than the slower mechanical streaming access provided by tape.’
      • ‘As a streaming technology, tape drives work best when data is coming to them at their rated speed.’
      • ‘The current technology for such machines is the streaming tape drive.’

  • 2British (of a cold) accompanied by copious running of the nose and eyes.

    ‘she's got a streaming cold’
    • ‘The disease was described as like flu with blisters, on feet and mouth - which is close to what it's like for animals, a self-limiting disease like a streaming cold with sore feet.’
    • ‘People don't like ill people; walk into a pub with a streaming cold and people quite rightly discriminate against you.’
    • ‘In a sandwich bar at lunchtime, a male member of staff with a streaming cold made sandwiches for customers.’
    • ‘Nursing a sore throat and streaming cold, Pixie should probably be tucked up in bed with a Lemsip.’
    • ‘Can you be suffering from a streaming cold and still look glamorous?’
    • ‘Why do I always end up sitting next to a person with a streaming cold and cough at meetings?’
    flowing, streaming, gushing, rushing, moving