stream key

noun

A code used to identify a source of audio/video streaming, in order to show the stream in a website or software over the Web.

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Meanings

nounstream key (plural stream keys)

plural stream keys

  1. A code used to identify a source of audio/video streaming, in order to show the stream in a website or software over the Web.

Origin

stream + key (“code, sequence of characters”)

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APA

stream key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20key

MLA

“stream key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20key. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stream key,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20key.

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