German NOUN B2 Rank 5474

das Streaming

streaming

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Streaming vs Übertragung

transmission / transfer

Both words can refer to showing a video over the internet. Übertragung generally highlights sending the content to an audience, while Streaming emphasizes continuous playback over a network without a complete download. For this technical form, “Streaming” is therefore especially appropriate.

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Streaming

Beim Streaming des Konzerts konnten wir sofort zuschauen, ohne die ganze Datei herunterzuladen.

While streaming the concert, we were able to watch immediately without downloading the entire file.

Übertragung

Die Übertragung des Konzerts im Internet begann pünktlich um acht Uhr.

The internet broadcast of the concert began promptly at eight o’clock.

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