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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

streaming en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.

Meanings

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

Forms

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more streaming Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most streaming Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

streamingly

Synonyms

fluxive · fluent · flowing · free-flowing · fluminous · onrushing · quick · onrushing · running · fluid · fluent · streaming

streaming en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of stream
    form of stream

streaming en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English stremynge, equivalent to stream + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Movement as a stream.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
    • 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. 2023 July 15, Brooks Barnes, “In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
    • 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. 2021 October 29, Mark Sweney, “Streaming’s dirty secret: how viewing Netflix top 10 creates vast quantity of CO2”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
  3. (Internet, uncountable, usually) Synonym of livestreaming.
  4. (UK, uncountable, usually) 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. 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
  5. (uncountable, usually) The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.

Forms

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streamings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

streaming server · streaming video · streaming data · streaming media · streaming XML · nonstreaming · streaming tape · pseudostreaming · streaming movement · lifestreaming · streaming radio · streaming service · direct-to-streaming · order streaming · counterstreaming · cytoplasmic streaming · instreaming · streaming encoder · microstreaming

Descendants

streaming · Streaming · ストリーミング · 스트리밍 · streaming · streaming

Relateds

stream

Synonyms

livestreaming · tracking

Translations (26)

ka სტრიმინგი (computing) · eo elsendfluo (computing) · ko 스밍 (computing) · he שידור חי (computing) · fi striimaus (computing) · fi suoratoisto (computing) · fr diffusion en flux (computing) · fi streamaus (computing) · ru стри́минг (computing) · fr diffusion en continu (computing) · el ροοθήκευση (computing) · pl streamowanie (computing) · pt streaming (computing) · fi suoralähetys (computing) · es streaming (computing) · mr स्ट्रीमिंग (computing) · fr streaming (computing) · mi romaroma (computing) · ru пото́ковое мультиме́диа (computing) · de Streaming (computing) · he שִׁדּוּר חַי (computing) · cmn 流媒體 /流媒体 (computing) · ko 스트리밍 (computing) · ja ストリーミング (computing) · es transmisión (computing) · fr flux (computing)