The term stream has more than one meaning, as explained on dictionary.com:
- 1.
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook
- 2.
a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean
- 3.
any flow of water or other liquid or fluid
- 4.
a current or flow of air, gas, or the like
- 5.
a continuous flow or succession of anything
- 6.
prevailing direction; drift
- 7.
Digital Technology a flow of data, as an audio broadcast, a movie, or live video, transmitted smoothly and continuously from a source to a computer, mobile device, and so on.
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