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streaming

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.

Pronunciation

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streeming

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈstɹimɪŋ

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. computing

    The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.

  2. Internet

    Synonym of livestreaming.

  3. Movement as a stream.

  4. The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.

adjective

  1. Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.

Used this way, streaming is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a computing use: it carries a fixed technical meaning inside software and systems work.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technology
  • Technical/specialist writing
  • Business/professional

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

More ways to use streaming

  • “We spent the evening streaming our favorite movie from the couch.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Transmission

streaming video

Circulation

cytoplasmic streaming

Other combinations

tears streaminghair streamingblood streamingstreaming eyessun streamingsunlight streaming

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • streamnounBase word

    A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • streamernounPerson or profession

    Light that streams.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

Sense: transmission of digital audio or video

moving

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