datastreams
Continuous information channels
Datastreams are continuous flows of data transmitted or processed sequentially, often in real time.
The term appears in computing, telecommunications, and media contexts—video datastreams, sensor datastreams, financial datastreams.
Unlike static datasets, datastreams emphasize ongoing transmission: The app monitors multiple datastreams simultaneously.
Also written as two words: data streams.
Standards for assessment
- realtimeImmediate, as events unfold
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- aggregationCombined collection of items
filtering · processing · ingestion · throughput · latency · monitoring · telemetry · ETL
Transmitted media signal
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- feedSupply with sustenance
- channelPassage for transmission
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
frequency · satellite · fiber-optic · uplink · downlink · multiplexing · packet · protocol
metrics
Standards for assessment
- realtimeImmediate, as events unfold
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- dashboardVehicle control panel
aggregation · filtering · processing · ingestion · throughput · latency · monitoring · telemetry · ETL · batch
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
bandwidth · frequency · satellite · fiber-optic · uplink · downlink · multiplexing · packet · protocol · TCP
continuous
Without pause or gap
flux · surge · torrent · trickle · cascade · throughput · velocity · volume · backpressure · bottleneck
sensor
Input-detecting device
- IoTInterconnected smart device ecosystem
- APISoftware communication standard
- logfileRecord of system activity
clickstream · video · audio · GPS · biometric · financial · weather · transaction · event · timestamp