blowhole vs stream

blowhole

noun
  • A vent for the escape of steam or other gas. 

  • A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled. 

  • The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe. 

  • A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly. 

  • An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product. 

verb
  • To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity. 

stream

noun
  • A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air). 

  • All moving waters. 

  • A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially. 

  • A live stream. 

  • A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks. 

  • A division of a school year by perceived ability. 

  • A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding. 

  • Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words. 

verb
  • To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind. 

  • To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client. 

  • To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid. 

  • To discharge in a stream. 

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