Watching or listening to content over the internet without downloading it first. Like turning on a radio or TV - the content plays immediately.
Netflix streaming lets you watch movies instantly without waiting to download the entire file to your device.
Streaming is an application pattern (delivering audio/video in small chunks for immediate playback). CDNs like CloudFront, Azure CDN, Cloud CDN, and OCI CDN commonly support streaming by caching and delivering segments (e.g., HLS/DASH) close to users to reduce buffering and latency.