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Stream vs. Torrent — What's the Difference?

Stream vs. Torrent — What's the Difference?

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Stream

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The flow of a stream is controlled by three inputs – surface water, subsurface water and groundwater.

Torrent

A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
After the rains, the stream becomes a raging torrent
Rain poured down in torrents

Stream

A small, narrow river
A perfect trout stream

Torrent

A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.

Stream

A continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas
Frank blew out a stream of smoke
The blood gushed out in scarlet streams
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Torrent

A heavy downpour; a deluge.

Stream

A continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate.

Torrent

A heavy, uncontrolled flow
A torrent of insults.
Torrents of information.

Stream

A group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught.
Children in the top streams

Torrent

A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.

Stream

(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction
She sat with tears streaming down her face
Sunlight streamed through the windows

Torrent

(figuratively) A large amount or stream of something.
They endured a torrent of inquiries.

Stream

Transmit or receive (data, especially video and audio material) over the Internet as a steady, continuous flow.

Torrent

A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.

Stream

Put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together.
In the coming school year, we were to be streamed

Torrent

Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

Stream

A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.

Torrent

To download in a torrent.
The video rental place didn't have the film I was after, but I managed to torrent it.

Stream

A steady current in such a flow of water.

Torrent

A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
The roaring torrent is deep and wide.

Stream

A steady current of a fluid.

Torrent

Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.
At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age.

Stream

A large amount or number moving or occurring in steady succession
A stream of commuters.
A stream of insults.

Torrent

Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.

Stream

A trend, course, or drift, as of opinion, thought, or history.

Torrent

A heavy rain

Stream

A beam or ray of light.

Torrent

A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid);
The houses were swept away in the torrent

Stream

Chiefly British A course of study to which students are tracked.

Torrent

An overwhelming number or amount;
A flood of requests
A torrent of abuse

Stream

(Computers) A steady flow of data.

Stream

To flow in a stream or current.

Stream

To pour forth or give off a stream; flow
My eyes were streaming with tears.

Stream

To move or arrive in large numbers; pour
Traffic was streaming by. Fan mail streamed in.

Stream

To extend, wave, or float outward
The banner streamed in the breeze.

Stream

To leave a continuous trail of light.

Stream

To give forth a continuous stream of light rays or beams; shine.

Stream

To emit, discharge, or exude (a body fluid, for example).

Stream

(Computers) To transmit or receive (audio or video content), especially over the internet, in small, sequential packets that permit the content to be played continuously as it is being received and without saving it to a hard disk.

Stream

A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

Stream

A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass.

Stream

Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse.

Stream

All moving waters.

Stream

(computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.

Stream

(figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture.

Stream

A division of a school year by perceived ability.
All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream.

Stream

A live stream.

Stream

(intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

Stream

(intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
A flag streams in the wind.

Stream

(transitive) To discharge in a stream.
The soldier's wound was streaming blood.

Stream

(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.

Stream

A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano.

Stream

A beam or ray of light.

Stream

Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand.

Stream

A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather.

Stream

Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.

Stream

To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes.
Beneath those banks where rivers stream.

Stream

To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams.
A thousand suns will stream on thee.

Stream

To issue in a stream of light; to radiate.

Stream

To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind.

Stream

To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears.
It may so please that she at length will streamSome dew of grace into my withered heart.

Stream

To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts.
The herald's mantle is streamed with gold.

Stream

To unfurl.

Stream

A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Stream

Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
Two streams of development run through American history
Stream of consciousness
The flow of thought
The current of history

Stream

A steady flow (usually from natural causes);
The raft floated downstream on the current
He felt a stream of air

Stream

The act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Stream

Something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;
A stream of people emptied from the terminal
The museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors

Stream

To extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind;
Their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind

Stream

Exude profusely;
She was streaming with sweat
His nose streamed blood

Stream

Move in large numbers;
People were pouring out of the theater
Beggars pullulated in the plaza

Stream

Rain heavily;
Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!

Stream

Flow freely and abundantly;
Tears streamed down her face

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