streaming
Playing {sound} or {video} in {real time} as
it is downloaded over the {Internet} as opposed to storing it
in a local file first. A {plug-in} to a {web browser} such as
{Netscape Navigator} decompresses and plays the data as it is
transferred to your computer over the {World-Wide Web}.
Streaming audio or video avoids the delay entailed in
downloading an entire file and then playing it with a {helper
application}. Streaming requires a fast connection and a
computer powerful enough to execute the decompression
{algorithm} in {real time}.
(1996-11-06)