streaming

[ stree-ming ]

noun

1. an act or instance of flowing.
2. Also called protoplasmic streaming. Biology. rapid flowing of cytoplasm within a cell; cyclosis.
3. Digital Technology. a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream:

   streaming video.

streaming

/ strē′mĭng /

1. Relating to information that is transmitted in real time over the Internet, instead of being sent first as a file and then opened after it has been downloaded.

Other Words From

• streaming·ly adverb
• un·streaming adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of streaming¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, streaming is from the Middle English word streming. See stream, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Yet the interest is undeniable, so much so that it convinced streaming powerhouse Netflix to broadcast the event live to a global subscriber list of 280 million.

From BBC

It’s certainly well beyond the power of any docudrama to take it in whole, and the strength of FX’s “Say Nothing” — a nine-episode historical drama now streaming on Hulu — is that it doesn’t try to.

From Los Angeles Times

The Eddie Murphy-led “Coming 2 America” — which came in 2021, 33 years after the original — brought back many of its cast members but was limited to a streaming audience after its original theatrical distributor, Paramount Pictures, sold the film to Prime Video due to the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

The entertainment business’ results were augmented by another quarter of profitability for the company’s streaming business, which includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+.

From Los Angeles Times

Disney also saw growth in its streaming business, ending the fourth quarter with a total of 174 million Disney+ and Hulu subscribers, and more than 120 million Disney+ paid subscribers, which the company said was an increase of 4.4 million compared with the previous quarter.

From Los Angeles Times

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