what is streaming

Streaming refers to the delivery of multimedia content, such as audio and video, over the internet in a continuous flow, allowing users to access and play the content in real-time without having to download the entire file first. Streaming can be either live or on-demand, and it is an alternative to file downloading, where the user obtains the entire file before watching or listening to it. Live streaming is the broadcast of an event over the internet as it happens, while on-demand streaming is provided by a means called progressive download, which saves the received information to a local file and then is played from that location. Streaming can be accessed through a media player, a streaming service or app, and a compatible device, and it requires a reliable and fast high-speed internet connection. Streaming is used for various types of media content, such as podcasts, webcasts, movies, TV shows, music videos, and live events.