Say what streaming means
Say what streaming is, and why nothing piles up on your television.
Streaming means the program arrives over your internet connection while you watch it, a few seconds at a time.
Nothing is kept. Stop watching and it stops arriving, like water at a closed faucet.
Key points
- Streaming sends a program over the internet while you watch it
- Nothing is stored on the television, so nothing fills up
What to remember
- A streamed program is borrowed, not stored.
- Streaming borrows. It never leaves a copy.
Try this
Open a streaming app tonight and press play. It starts in a second or two, with nothing to download.
Practice: Say what streaming means. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.