Stream

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A stream is a small, narrow body of flowing water—smaller than a river but larger than a brook.

The word extends to any continuous flow: a stream of traffic, a stream of consciousness, a stream of data.

To stream is to flow steadily or to transmit media continuously over the internet: We streamed the movie last night.

Streaming has become the dominant way people consume music, film, and television.

data

feed

Supply with sustenance

  • pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
  • inputData received for processing
  • outputWhat something generates

processing · real-time · API · socket · byte · packet · chunk · throughput · ingestion · Kafka

digital

video

Recorded moving imagery

broadcast · Netflix · Spotify · content · platform · subscribe · binge · playlist · queue · pause

water

creek

Narrow natural watercourse

  • brookSmall flowing watercourse
  • riverLarge flowing watercourse
  • currentDirected flow of charge

flow · tributary · watershed · ripple · babbling · meandering · freshwater · streambed · rapids · rivulet

continuous

flow

Unbroken forward movement

unbroken · torrent · flood · succession · cascade · sequence · uninterrupted · barrage · deluge · outpouring

light

ray

Narrow light emission

  • beamStructural support member
  • shaftNarrow vertical passage
  • sunbeamShaft of daylight

streak · pour · filter · slant · gleam · radiate · sunlight · moonbeam · glint · shimmer

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water body size

Streamocean

Massive saltwater body

river · sea · deluge · trickle · lake

water movement

Streamstill water

Water not flowing

pond · lake · pool · stagnant water · standing water

flow continuity

Streamtrickle

Thin, slow stream

drip · drop · dribble · spurt · gush

Phrases
Family

streams, streamed, streaming, streamer, streamers, streamlet, streamlets, streamline, streamlined

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G