# streaming

Pronunciation: US say "STREE-ming" /ˈstɹimɪŋ/; UK

## Noun

1. The transmission of digital audio or video, or its reception and playback, without first storing the data.
   - Simple: Sending or playing video and sound over the internet without saving it to your device first.
   - _Music streaming has largely replaced the sale of physical albums._
   - _The concert was delayed by problems with the streaming setup._
2. The live broadcast of video over the internet, transmitted to viewers as the events take place.
   - Simple: Showing a video live over the internet while something is actually happening.
   - _Streaming has become the main way many gamers build an audience._
   - _The festival offered free streaming for fans who couldn't attend in person._
5. The continuous movement of something along a path, as a stream flows.
   - Simple: The movement of many things together in one steady flow, like a river.
   - _The steady streaming of refugees across the border continued for weeks._
   - _Photographers captured the streaming of starlings against the evening sky._
6. The division of students into separate classes according to academic ability, a practice common in British schooling. *(UK)*
   - Simple: Putting students into different class groups based on how well they do at school.
   - _The school introduced streaming in Year 7 to group pupils by ability._
   - _Critics argue that streaming can limit the progress of lower-ranked pupils._
7. The working of loose alluvial deposits in order to obtain the ore they contain.
   - Simple: Washing loose ground and gravel to get the metal ore out of it.
   - _Streaming recovered tin from the gravels long before shaft mining began._
   - _Generations of families made their living from streaming in the river valleys._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of stream. — present participle and gerund of stream
   - Simple: Present participle of stream. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _Thousands of fans are streaming the concert from home tonight._
   - _Rainwater was streaming off the roof after the downpour._

## Adjective

4. Flowing or moving onward in continuous succession, as fluid does in a stream.
   - Simple: Moving along steadily and without stopping, like water in a small river.
   - _The streaming banners along the parade route caught the wind._
   - _Sunlight came through the windows in long, streaming rays._

## Origin

**Meanings 3–4** — From Middle English stremyng (also stremynge, stremande), equivalent to stream plus the suffix -ing.
**Meanings 1–2, 5–7** — From Middle English stremynge, equivalent to stream plus the suffix -ing.

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