streamingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈstriː.mɪŋ/us/ˈstriː.mɪŋ/streaming noun [ U ] (INTERNET)
the activity of listening to or watching sound or video directly from the internet:
NTV Sports now comes with free live streaming for mobile devices.
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Internet terminology
- .co.uk
- all-you-can-eat
- API
- app
- banner
- BBS
- bitcoin
- bounce
- e-commerce
- firewall
- instant messaging
- ISP
- JPEG
- posting
- troll
- unlike
- vlog
- VOD
- Web 2.0
- web-enabled
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streaming noun [ U ] (STUDENTS)
UK US tracking the act of putting school students with similar abilities in a group and teaching them together:
Some people object to streaming because it gives an unfair advantage to intelligent children.
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Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- arrange
- arrangement
- catalogue
- categorize
- format
- kingdom
- precedence
- prioritize
- put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- range
- reconstruct
- rejig
- stream
- tick sth off
- topology
- track
- tracking
- triage
- umbrella
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streamingadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈstriː.mɪŋ//ˈstriː.mɪŋ/If you have a streaming cold, your nose and eyes are producing a lot of liquid because you have a common infection.