Stream

Updated: 08/16/2021 by Computer Hope

A stream may refer to any of the following:

Illustration of a finger pressing a play button on a computer screen.

1. With streaming content, a stream refers to the data being transmitted as the content is being consumed. The content can be audio, video, or a game.

2. Streams is a Windows Sysinternals utility to reveal NTFS (NTFS file system) alternate streams.

Internet terms, Stadia, Streamer, Stream sniping