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streaming media  

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  • Streaming is a method of transmitting online audio and video files for immediate playback, in which playback begins even before all of the file's data packets have traveled over the Internet to the user's computer. This characteristic makes streaming media distinct from downloadable media, which is slower to launch and requires that files be downloaded completely before they can be seen or heard, which in turn requires large storage capacity on the end user's computer. [Source: Encyclopedia of New Media; Streaming Media]

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