Streaming
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The act or operation of that which streams; the act of
that which sends forth, or which runs in, streams. -
Data streaming, commonly seen in the forms of audio and video streaming, is when a multimedia file can be played back without being completely downloaded first. Most files, like shareware and software updates that you download off the Internet, are not streaming data. However, certain audio and video files like Real Audio and QuickTime documents can be streaming files, meaning you can watch a video or listen to a sound file while its being downloaded to your computer. With a fast Internet connection, you can actually stream live audio or video to your computer.
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A 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.
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the activity of listening to or watching sound or video directly from the internet:
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A midwestern term mainly used to talk about exes who tell people yo [buisness], or when a [ho] feel [antsy] and want to tell people your personal buisness, and or snitch on you. :)
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A way of cheating in [Fantasy Baseball] during the [playoffs]. The act of excessively adding/dropping Starting Pitchers during a Fantasy Baseball Playoff to win the categories of Wins, Strikeouts, ERA and WHIP versus their opponent.
The act of [streaming] usually takes place when a Fantasy Baseball owner has a bad pitching staff in the playoffs. -
To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
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Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
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(Biol.) the rapid flow of cytoplasm within a cell; -- called also protoplasmic streaming.
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The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
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sending forth streams
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the reduction of stream tin; also, the search for stream tin
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Verb form of the word stream.
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