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Stream (disambiguation)
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Category:Disambiguation
The primary meaning of '''
stream''' is a moving body of water, confined within a
stream bed bed and banks and having a detectable
current (water) current. '''Stream''' is the umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waters.
By extension, a '''stream''' is any steady
flow or
succession of
material. It could be
water,
air,
radio Signalling (telecommunication) signal,
words (as in "a stream of abuse") etc.. The word has also some specialized senses:
*
streaming media is a way of delivering
internet radio radio and
television over the
Internet.
*High speed streams of
air in the upper atmosphere are called
jet streams.
*Ocean currents are sometimes referred to as streams, e.g. the
Gulf Stream.
In computing, the term '''
stream (computer)''' is used in a number of ways, in all cases referring to a succession of data elements made available over time.
More recently,
Stream processing architectures and paradigms became a well estabilished method to deliver high computational rates at low silicon cost.
Planet Stream Stream is also a planet in the fictional
Star Ocean universe, sometimes referred to as Planet Styx.
'''
stream (software)''' is also a data streaming platform by StormTide Digital Studios for HTTP Streaming.
