Twitch stream

Live online broadcast

A Twitch stream is a live video broadcast on Twitch, a platform where creators share gameplay, commentary, music, or other content in real time while viewers watch and interact through chat.

The term works as both noun and verb: I'm watching a Twitch stream or She Twitch streams every night.

Streams range from professional esports to casual hangouts, with viewers often supporting creators through subscriptions and donations.

Related

subscribe · emotes · donations · gameplay · webcam · moderator · raid · bits · affiliate · partner · clips · followers · channel · overlay · alerts · lurk · pogchamp · hype

Categories
Opposites
liveness/temporality

Twitch streamVOD

Viewer-selected playback system

movie · DVD · YouTube video · rerun · replay

interactivity/audience relationship

Twitch streambroadcast television

Free over-the-air programming

cinema release · theatrical film · cable TV · network television · radio broadcast

production value/formality

Twitch streamstudio film

Movie from established company

theatrical release · documentary film

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G