Java 23 for Absolute Beginners: Learn the Fundamentals of Java Programming

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8. The Stream API

Iuliana Cosmina¹  

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Edinburgh, UK

 

The noun stream has more than one meaning, as defined on Dictionary.​com:

1. 1.

   a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook

    
2. 2.

   a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean

    
3. 3.

   any flow of water or other liquid or fluid

    
4. 4.

   a current or flow of air, gas, or the like

    
5. 5.

   a beam or trail of light

    
6. 6.

   a continuous flow or succession of anything

    
7. 7.

   prevailing direction; drift

    
8. 8.
   Digital Technology

   1. a.

      a flow of data, as an audio broadcast, a movie, or live video, transmitted smoothly and continuously ...