bitstream

noun

bit·​stream ˈbit-ˌstrēm 

variants or less commonly bit stream

communications

: a continuous sequence of transmitted data

… data is sent through cellular modems in packets instead of in bitstreams as in conventional modems.

—Shawn Willett and Steve Polilli

compare packet sense 5

Examples of bitstream in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When powered on, the device loads a bitstream configuration file that determines how its internal circuits behave. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bitstream

• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme
• hakim
• hornbeam
• lexeme
• mainstream