streaming

1 of 2

noun

stream·​ing ˈstrē-miŋ 

1

: the act, the process, or an instance of streaming data (see stream entry 2 sense transitive 3) or of accessing data that is being streamed

… among the hundreds whose presentations are freely available for streaming on the conference website.

—Joanne McNeil

Streaming is preferable for sites that feature live broadcasts (e.g. live speeches and keynote addresses), in which case downloading files is not an option.

—Neo Mai and Ken Neo T. K.

2

: an act or instance of flowing

specifically : cyclosis

3

British : tracking sense 1

streaming

2 of 2

adjective

: relating to or being the transfer of data (such as audio or video material) in a continuous stream especially for immediate processing or playback

Examples of streaming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Much has been written about Spotify's supremacy as a streaming service, in great part due to its music discovery algorithms and recommendation engine built on collaborative filtering model, NLP and audio models. —Diana Spehar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Subscribers to the streaming service should be able to watch the show from any device connected to the internet. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024

Adjective

For more streaming possibilities, the speakers also work with Apple AirPlay2 and Bluetooth. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

Traditional media companies have hesitated to offer their highly valuable sports properties outside of the cable bundle, which has made streaming sports particularly challenging. —Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

1980, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing streaming

• live streaming

Kids Definition

streaming

adjective

stream·​ing

ˈstrē-miŋ

: playing continuously as data is sent to a computer over the Internet

streaming video

Medical Definition

streaming

noun

stream·​ing ˈstrē-miŋ 

: an act or instance of flowing

specifically : cyclosis