Byte Stream

Definitions

1. A sequential flow of bytes read from or written to a source such as a file, socket, process, or device. Byte streams are the common abstraction used for binary I/O where data is consumed incrementally rather than all at once.

   In plain English: A sequence of bytes that is read or written over time.

   Example: "The import worker read the archive as a byte stream so large uploads could be processed without loading the whole file into memory."

Related Terms

• File Handling
• Reader
• Standard Output
• Stdin
• Stdout
• Sync
• Writer
• Binary Data
• Binary Stream
• Buffer Size