substream
- noun
- /ˈsʌbˌstrim/
- Specialized
- Replace the incoming substream with a pointer into the history structure to the matching substream and length (or their equivalents) if the coded description is shorter than the original substring.
Examples
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Use pattern matching to find the maximal incoming substream that matches a substream residing in the history structure.
Academic text (1996) -
There is also a substream of rural development NGO types that often merges with this mainstream.
Blog text (34) -
Use pattern matching to find the maximal incoming substream that matches a substream residing in the history structure.
Academic text (1996) -
Replace the incoming substream with a pointer into the history structure to the matching substream and length (or their equivalents) if the coded description is shorter than the original substring.
Academic text (1996) -
The data from the substream was crucial for analyzing the overall system's performance.
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Each substream feeds into the main river, carrying different amounts of water and debris.
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In the software, the substream represents a smaller collection of data that is processed separately.
Synonyms
A continuous flow of people, things, or ideas
A smaller river that flows into a larger river or lake
A continuous flow of information sent or processed by computers in real time
A small stream that flows into a larger river
A separate part of a signal used to send one stream of digital data
Movement of data between parts of a computer system or a diagram showing how data moves
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word substream combines the prefix sub- meaning 'under' or 'below' and the word stream, which means 'a flow' like a river or a flow of data. So a substream is a smaller flow that is part of a larger stream, whether of water or of information.