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stream processing

stream processing noun: a computing paradigm for gathering, processing and analyzing data stream.

Noun

stream processing (uncountable)

  1. A computing paradigm for gathering, processing and analyzing data stream.
    • The most obvious advantage of stream processing is its ability to move many analytical or reporting processes into real time. Stream processing applications treat data not as static tables or files, but as a never-ending infinite stream that goes from what happened in the past into what will happen...2016 April 7, Andrew Brust, “Data in the emerging world of stream processing”, in ZDNET, United States, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2025

Questions about stream processing

What does stream processing mean?
Stream processing means a computing paradigm for gathering, processing and analyzing data stream.
What part of speech is stream processing?
Stream processing is a noun.

Words near stream processing in the dictionary

  1. stream keys
  2. stream of consciousness
  3. stream orchid
  4. stream pool
  5. stream pools
  6. stream processing
  7. stream snipe
  8. stream sniped
  9. stream sniper
  10. stream snipers
  11. stream snipes

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