bitstream

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noun

A stream of bits (binary digits).

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Meanings

nounbitstream (plural bitstreams)

plural bitstreams

  1. computingA stream of bits (binary digits).
verbbitstream (third-person singular simple present bitstreams, present participle bitstreaming, simple past and past participle bitstreamed)

present singular third person bitstreams · participle present bitstreaming · participle past bitstreamed · past bitstreamed

  1. transitivecomputingTo transmit as a stream of bits (binary digits).

Origin

From bit + stream.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

masterbit
Cite this entry
APA

bitstream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitstream

MLA

“bitstream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitstream. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitstream,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitstream.

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