The difference between Current and Stream

When used as nouns, current means the part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially , whereas stream means a small river.

Current is also adjective with the meaning: existing or occurring at the moment.

Stream is also verb with the meaning: to flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

check bellow for the other definitions of Current and Stream

  1. Current as a noun (oceanography):

    The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially .

  2. Current as a noun (electricity):

    The time rate of flow of electric charge.

    Examples:

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    "[[CGS]]: [[esu]]/[[second]] (esu/s)"

  3. Current as a noun:

    A tendency or a course of events.

  1. Current as an adjective:

    Existing or occurring at the moment.

    Examples:

    "'current events; current leaders; current negotiations"

  2. Current as an adjective:

    Generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment.

    Examples:

    "'current affairs; current bills and coins; current fashions"

  3. Current as an adjective (obsolete):

    Running or moving rapidly.

  1. Stream as a noun:

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

  2. Stream as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass."

  3. Stream as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse."

  4. Stream as a noun (sciences, [[umbrella term]]):

    All moving waters.

  5. Stream as a noun (computing):

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

  6. Stream as a noun (figurative):

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

    Examples:

    "Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture."

  7. Stream as a noun (UK, education):

    A division of a school year by perceived ability.

    Examples:

    "All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream."

  1. Stream as a verb (intransitive):

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

  2. Stream as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "A flag streams in the wind."

  3. Stream as a verb (Internet):

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

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