A
technique for transferring data such
that it can be processed as a steady
and continuous stream. With streaming,
the client browser or plug-in can
start displaying the data before the
entire file has been transmitted.
For streaming to work, the client side
receiving the data must be able to
collect the data and send it as a
steady stream to the application that
is processing the data and converting
it to sound or pictures. This means
that if the streaming client receives
the data more quickly than required,
it needs to save the excess data in a
buffer. If the data doesn't come
quickly enough, however, the
presentation of the data will not be
smooth.
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