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continuous stream

[kənˈtɪnjuəs strim]
nounpl: continuous streams
fluxo contínuo
1. An uninterrupted flow of liquid, gas, data, or other substance moving in one direction without pause or break
The factory maintains a continuous stream of products on the assembly line.
A fábrica mantém um fluxo contínuo de produtos na linha de montagem.
2. A steady, unbroken sequence of events or information
There was a continuous stream of visitors throughout the day.
Havia um fluxo contínuo de visitantes durante todo o dia.
3. In computing, data transmitted or received without interruption
The application processes data from a continuous stream of sensor inputs.
A aplicação processa dados de um fluxo contínuo de entradas de sensores.
Synonyms
uninterrupted flowsteady flowconstant flowunbroken sequence
Antonyms
intermittent flowsporadic occurrencediscontinuous streaminterrupted flow

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fluxo contínuo
Most common term used in Brazil for continuous stream
São Paulo
fluxo contínuo; corrente contínua
Business and technical contexts prefer 'fluxo contínuo'
Portugal
fluxo contínuo; corrente contínua
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

a stream of consciousness
flowing stream
stream of information
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