streaming
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stream
(strēm)n.
1.
a. A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.
b. A steady current in such a flow of water.
2. A steady current of a fluid.
3. A large amount or number moving or occurring in steady succession: a stream of commuters; a stream of insults. See Synonyms at flow.
4. A trend, course, or drift, as of opinion, thought, or history.
5. A beam or ray of light.
6. Chiefly British A course of study to which students are tracked.
7. Computers A steady flow of data.
v. streamed, stream·ing, streams
v.intr.
1. To flow in a stream or current.
2. To pour forth or give off a stream; flow: My eyes were streaming with tears.
3. To move or arrive in large numbers; pour: Traffic was streaming by. Fan mail streamed in.
4. To extend, wave, or float outward: The banner streamed in the breeze.
5.
a. To leave a continuous trail of light.
b. To give forth a continuous stream of light rays or beams; shine.
v.tr.
Idiom: 1. To emit, discharge, or exude (a body fluid, for example).
2. Computers To transmit or receive (audio or video content), especially over the internet, in small, sequential packets that permit the content to be played continuously as it is being received and without saving it to a hard disk.
on stream
In or into operation or production: a new power plant soon to go on stream.
stream′y adj.
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streaming
(ˈstriːmɪŋ)n
1. (Communications & Information) the process of supplying data, audio, etc in real time over the internet
2. (Computer Science) the process of supplying data, audio, etc in real time over the internet
3. (Education) Brit the grouping or division of schoolchildren in streams
adj
(of a cold) involving the constant exudation of mucus
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stream•ing
(ˈstri mɪŋ)n.
1. an act or instance of flowing.
2. rapid flowing of cytoplasm within a cell; cyclosis.
3. Computers. a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream: live streaming video.
[1350–1400]
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| Noun | 1. | streaming - the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals |
| Adj. | 1. | streaming - exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts; "his streaming face"; "her streaming eyes" |
| 2. | streaming - (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; "streaming audio"; "streaming video recording" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures unprocessed - not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities" |
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Translations
diffusion en fluxruissèlementruissellement
streaming
[ˈstriːmɪŋ]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
streaming
n (Brit Sch) → Einteilung f → in Leistungsgruppen
adj nose, windows → triefend; eyes also → tränend; I have a streaming cold (Brit) → ich habe einen fürchterlichen Schnupfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
streaming
[ˈstriːmɪŋ]1. n (Scol) → suddivisione degli studenti in livelli (di rendimento e abilità)
2. adj I've got a streaming cold → ho il naso che cola per il raffreddore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995