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- 13Aug2006
Streaming
Posted in Tech Terms by Leigh
Streaming is the technique of transmitting data across the Internet in a constant flow or stream, as opposed to normal Internet traffic, which is transmitted under a request and acknowledgment basis. An analogy would be a hosepipe containing a constant stream of water, people wishing to share the water could each have their own pin-hole within the pipe.
The technique is well suited to Multimedia data being sent over the Internet, such as video and sound. With streaming video and sound, a Web user does not have to wait to download a large file before seeing the audio/visual file. Instead, the media begins to play as soon as each piece of data arrives.
The user usually requires a player, which is a special program that can uncompress and play the Multimedia data. A player can be either an integral part of a browser or a standalone application. Popular players include ‘Quicktime’ and ‘RealPlayer’.
