streaming app

Watch shows online

A streaming app is software that delivers video or audio content over the internet in real time, rather than requiring files to be downloaded first.

Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube are streaming apps.

The term usually implies on-demand access to a library of content: I've got too many streaming apps and still nothing to watch.

Related
  • NetflixSubscription streaming service
  • HuluVideo streaming platform
  • free trialComplimentary introductory access
  • bingeBout of excess
  • bufferProtective intermediate space

playlist · subscribe · autoplay · download · WiFi · smart TV · pause · episode · series · limited series · true crime · reality TV · marathon · are you still watching · continue watching · next episode · queue · recommendation

Categories
Opposites
content delivery method

streaming appcable television

Wired broadcast subscription service

broadcast television · cable TV · satellite TV · appointment viewing · cable box

media consumption format

streaming appDVD

Optical media format

Blu-ray · VHS · physical media · CD · vinyl record

entertainment venue

streaming appmovie theater

Venue for film screenings

cinema · multiplex · concert hall · live performance · theater

Family

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G