# Stream processing
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### Stream processing (p5.js) · `on the fly`
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*Compute over data as it flows past, sample by sample, without storing the whole stream.*
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- [[Graphics_processing_unit]] *(in tree)*
- [[Real-time_computing]] *(in tree)*
- [[Communication_channel]]
- [[Data_compression]]
- [[Error_detection_and_correction]]
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## See it next
[](Real-time_computing)
*→ [[Real-time_computing|Real-time computing]]*
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## What it is
Stream processing is a computing paradigm in which data is processed continuously as an ongoing sequence (a stream) rather than as fixed stored batches.
## How it works / why it matters
Each element of the stream flows through a chain of operations with limited buffering, enabling low-latency, high-throughput handling of unbounded data such as sensor readings, audio, and video. This model suits signal-processing pipelines and real-time analytics, where results must be produced as data arrives.
## Signs & universals
Instantiates signal and tradeoff_balance.
## Related
Related: [[Real-time_computing]], Data transmission, Video coding, Speech recognition.
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## From the Real GENERATIVE library
> In computer science, stream processing (also known as event stream processing, data stream processing, or distributed stream processing) is a programming paradigm which views streams, or sequences of events in time, as the central input and output objects of computation. Stream processing encompasses dataflow programming, reactive programming, and distribute ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_processing))
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_processing) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Stream_processing)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parent: [[Information_theory]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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