Data streaming is the transfer of data at a steady high-speed rate sufficient to support such
applications as high-definition television (HDTV)
or the continuous backup copying to a storage medium of the data flow within a computer. Data
streaming requires some combination of bandwidth
sufficiency and, for real-time human perception of the data, the ability to make sure that enough
data is being continuously received without any noticeable time lag.
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