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data stream

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 數據流 /数据流 (shùjùliú) — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission
  • French: flux de données — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission
  • German: Datenstrom — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission
  • Greek: ροή δεδομένων (roḯ dedoménon) — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission
  • Japanese: データ流 (dēta-ryū) — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission
  • Japanese: データストリーム (dētasutorīmu) — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission
  • Japanese: ストリーム (sutorīmu) — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission
  • Russian: пото́к да́нных (potók dánnyx) — a sequence of digitally encoded coherent signals used in a transmission