streaming

English Online Dictionary. What means streaming‎? What does streaming mean?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːmɪŋ

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

streaming (comparative more streaming, superlative most streaming)

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

   Synonyms: fluent, onrushing; see also Thesaurus:flowing

Verb

streaming

1. present participle and gerund of stream

Etymology 2

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

Noun

streaming (usually uncountable, plural streamings)

1. Movement as a stream.
2. (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
3. (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
4. (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.

   Synonym: tracking
5. The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.

Derived terms

Related terms

• stream

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

• Germanist, emigrants, man-tigers, mastering, remasting, rematings

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English streaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʁi.miŋ/

Noun

streaming m (plural streamings)

1. (computing) streaming (the transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English streaming.

Pronunciation

Noun

streaming m (plural streamings)

1. (computing) streaming (the transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it)
2. (colloquial) streaming service (an online service via which films and television are streamed)

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English streaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾimin/ [esˈt̪ɾi.mĩn]
• Rhymes: -imin

Noun

streaming m (plural streamings)

1. (computing) streaming (the transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.