livestream

American

[lahyv-streem] / ˈlaɪvˌstrim /

Also stream or live stream

verb (used with object)

Sometimes live-stream to transmit or receive (video of an event, especially with commentary) on the internet while the event is taking place.

Players were livestreaming walk-throughs of the video game before its official release date.

noun

a video of an event, especially with commentary, distributed on the internet while the event is taking place.

The livestream of the debate will be annotated by fact-checkers.

livestream British

/ ˈlaɪvˌstriːm /

verb

to broadcast (an event) on the internet as it happens

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noun

a live broadcast of an event on the internet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of livestream

First recorded in 2010–15; live ² (in the sense “not taped, happening now”) + stream (in the sense “data flow”)

Example Sentences

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The start-up demonstrated the new capabilities of its Claude Cowork agent in a livestream Tuesday.

From Barron's

ET for a livestream ahead of the address.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company demonstrated new features to make Claude Cowork, its desktop AI agent, customizable for enterprise clients during a livestream Tuesday.

From Barron's

FactSet and LegalZoom got an immediate boost during the livestream, climbing 6.6% and 5.9%, respectively.

From Barron's

Luxury goods are being resold by livestream on social-media platforms, through Shopify accounts and peer-to-peer resale sites like Vestiaire Collective where image-conscious brands have no control over how their goods are shown.

From The Wall Street Journal

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