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photostream

photostream

1 4.0
A series of photos someone shares online in time order
  • noun
  • /ˈfoʊtoʊˌstrim/
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  • Every time I log in, I check my photostream for updates from family and friends.

Examples

  • ... found this recipe via sgoralnick's photostream and immediately thought of how PERFECT it would be for my ...

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  • National Party's Flickr photostream, used under a Creative Commons license.

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  • (For more photos by D.J. Lull, see his photostream).

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  • Top photo is from martymadrid's photostream on Flickr (used under the Creative Commons License).

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  • Check out some of my cemetery photos on my Flickr photostream or click on the text to the right of the collage to see the entire album.

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  • So if you're looking to get started with Instagram at your property, or if you need some ideas to help diversify your photostream, here are 40 photo subjects for your perusal.

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  • The source image for the caricature of Mitt Romney is a Creative Commons licensed photo from Gage Skidmore's Flickr photostream.

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  • You can easily browse through your friend's photostream to see their latest travel pictures.

  • After uploading new photos, they appeared instantly in my photostream for everyone to see.

Synonyms

feed
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201 3.4

A list of new posts and updates you see on a website or app

focuses only on photos shown in time order rather than mixed content
gallery
vsphotostream
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39 3.4

A page on a website or app that shows photos and videos

contains only photos rather than a mixed media collection
picture gallery
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3.2

A collection of photos shown online for people to view

arranges photos in chronological order to show a time sequence

How Many

photostream
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1 4.0
picture gallery
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3.2
pic
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90 6.8

Surface Forms

photostream singular
photostreams plural

Morphology

photostream = photo + stream (transparent) = photo + stream

The word is a straightforward compound of 'photo' and 'stream', and the sense of a flowing sequence of photos is easy to infer.

Etymology

Photostream joins photo 'picture' and stream 'flow', so imagine a river of pictures moving past your screen. So a photostream is a steady flow of photos shared online that you can scroll through in order.