"substream" meaning in English

See substream in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: substreams [plural]
Etymology: sub- + stream Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|stream}} sub- + stream Head templates: {{en-noun}} substream (plural substreams)
  1. (computing) A stream contained within another stream. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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