Streaming media refers to video and audio that is downloaded to a computer from the Internet as a continuous stream of data and is played as it reaches the destination computer.

Streaming media technology enables the real time or on demand distribution of audio, video and multimedia on the internet. Streaming media is the simultaneous transfer of digital media (video, voice, and data) so that it is received as a continuous real-time stream. Streamed data is transmitted by a server application and received and displayed in [..]

Transmitted video or audio data that are viewed (or listened to) in real time, i.e., as the information is received. Streaming media may be user-controlled (as in on-demand, pay-per-view movies) or server-controlled (as in Webcasting).

These are displays that we see and hear as they are transmitted.

Audio or video files played as they are being downloaded over the Internet instead of users having to wait for the entire file to download first. Requires a media player program.

See Media streaming.

Streaming data refers to multimedia files, such as video clips and audio, that begin playing seconds after it is received by your computer from the World Wide Web. The media is delivered in a "st [..]

The method of displaying or playing media such as sound or video as it is being transmitted across the Internet rather than retrieving the entire file before displaying it.

Compressed audio/video which plays and downloads at the same time. The user does not have to wait for the whole file to download before it starts playing.

Streaming media is sound (audio) and pictures (video) that are transmitted on the Internet in a streaming or continuous fashion, using data packets. The most effective reception of streaming media req [..]

Media files that begin playing while they are being transmitted over the network to the media player on the client computer.strong authentication

Internet video and/or audio clips that can play directly over the Internet, without needing to be downloaded first onto a computer. Used to view and hear broadcasts, and to interactively play and seek [..]

Streaming media is the method used to deliver multimedia elements - usually video or audio - from a data streaming service provider to an end user. It uses basic HTTP, TCP/IP and HTML protocols. Strea [..]

Streaming media is the audio-visual content that is played as it is being downloaded. Thus, an Internet user does not have to wait for a video clip to download fully as it allows watching the clip as [..]