Movement as a stream.
"The crowd poured out of the stadium in a continuous streaming wave that blocked the main road."
present participle of stream
"The video was buffering because my internet connection wasn't fast enough to support streaming in high definition."
In plain English: Streaming means playing music, movies, or shows directly over the internet without downloading them first.
"I am streaming my vacation photos to everyone online right now."
(computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data
"streaming audio"
"streaming video recording"
Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
"The water from the broken pipe began streaming across the kitchen floor."
In plain English: Streaming describes something that is currently happening live and being sent directly over the internet without needing to be downloaded first.
"The streaming video service has thousands of movies available to watch instantly."
Usage: Use streaming as an adjective to describe data that is transmitted continuously over the internet without being fully downloaded first. This distinguishes it from downloading files where you must wait for the entire content before playback begins.
From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.