streamable

Ready for broadcasting

Streamable describes content that can be delivered continuously over a network rather than requiring a complete download first.

Video and audio are typically streamable: The movie is streamable on three different platforms.

The term also applies to data formats or files designed for this kind of delivery: Is this file format streamable?

technical

bandwidth

Data transmission capacity

buffering · latency · resolution · HD · 4K · transcoding · CDN · protocol · server · upload

content

Netflix

Subscription streaming service

  • HuluVideo streaming platform
  • YouTubeVideo-sharing website
  • VimeoVideo hosting service

series · movies · episodes · documentaries · anime · sitcoms · originals · on-demand · binge-watching · webisodes

broadcast

live

To exist or dwell

transmission · telecast · network · channel · satellite · cable · antenna · frequency · programming · viewership

accessible

available

Ready to be used

mobile · anytime · anywhere · on-the-go · cross-platform · tablet · smartphone · Chromecast · Roku

Opposites
content delivery method

streamablecached

Stored in hiding

accessibility/availability

streamableunstreamable

Cannot be streamed digitally

blocked · unplayable · restricted · unavailable · inaccessible

Family

stream, streams, streamed, streaming, streamer, streamers, streamline, streamlined, streamlines

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