filestream

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noun

A data stream providing access to the contents of a file.

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Meanings

nounfilestream (plural filestreams)

plural filestreams

  1. computingA data stream providing access to the contents of a file.

    The big questions ^([sic]) here would be if your API will support filestreams. If so, it would likely be a very good place to make use of them for sure.

    2012, Louis Davidson, Jessica Moss, Pro SQL Server 2012 Relational Database Design and Implementation, page 340

Origin

From file + stream.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

filestream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filestream

MLA

“filestream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filestream. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filestream,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filestream.

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