streaming
noun
- technique of video game design where the software predicts game elements likely to be needed and downloads them in advance
- act or process of sending data in real time over the internet
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English stremynge, equivalent to stream + -ing.
- Movement as a stream.
- The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
“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.”
“The entertainment industry is trying to figure out the economics of streaming. It’s also facing angst over a tech-powered future and fighting to stay culturally dominant.”
- Synonym of livestreaming.
- Division of classes into academic streams.
“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.”
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of stream