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  2. Streaming media - Wikipedia

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    Super-apps. v. t. e. Streaming media is multimedia for playback using an offline or online media player. Technically, the stream is delivered and consumed in a continuous manner by a client, with little or no intermediate storage in network elements. Streaming refers to the delivery method of content rather than the content itself.

  3. Cloud computing - Wikipedia

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    Cloud computing [1] is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage ( cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. [2] Large clouds often have functions distributed over multiple locations, each of which is a data center.

  4. List of streaming media services - Wikipedia

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    Popular examples of streaming services include Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube . An over-the-top media service (OTT) is a streaming media service offered directly to viewers via the Internet. OTT bypasses cable, broadcast, and satellite television platforms, the companies that traditionally act as controllers or distributors of such content.

  5. Video on demand - Wikipedia

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    Video on demand. Video on demand ( VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films without a traditional video playback device and a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of over-the-air programming was the most common form of media distribution.

  6. Dispatchable generation - Wikipedia

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    Dispatchable generation refers to sources of electricity that can be programmed on demand at the request of power grid operators, according to market needs. Dispatchable generators may adjust their power output according to an order. [1] Non-dispatchable renewable energy sources such as wind power and solar photovoltaic (PV) power cannot be ...

  7. Media-on-demand - Wikipedia

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    Media on demand (MOD) is a new generation of video on demand which not only allows users to watch and listen to audio and video content such as movies and TV shows, but also provides facilities including real-time information, interactive games, attractions guidance, route information, advertising systems, and services for shopping and ordering.

  8. What is Supply and Demand? - AOL

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    Getty Images April is Financial Literacy Month, and our goal is to help you raise your money IQ. In this series, we'll tackle key economic concepts -- ones that affect your everyday finances and ...

  9. On-demand - Wikipedia

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    Certification on demand, a digital certificate process. Code on demand, a concept in distributed computing. Software as a service (SaaS), also referred to as on-demand software. On demand anti-virus protection, security tools used to detect and remove malware on an on-demand basis. Ballot on Demand, software used to generate paper ballots ...