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(1) (n.) A continuous flow of data (especially audio or video) over a transmission channel that can be interpreted as it is received, often for playback in real time. In audio, the packet boundaries used for encoding in a particular audio format may not coincide with transmission packet boundaries. (2) (v.) To send data as a stream. See also audio file stream, parser, TCP stream.
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