Streaming media is
multimedia that is continuously received by, and normally displayed to, the
end-user while it is being delivered by the provider. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather than to the medium itself. The distinction is usually applied to media that are distributed over
telecommunications networks, as most other delivery systems are either inherently streaming (e.g.
radio,
television) or inherently non-streaming (e.g.
books,
video cassettes, audio
CDs). The verb 'to stream' is also derived from this term, meaning to deliver media in this manner.
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