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Twitch

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001263

A live video streaming service focused on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, as well as music, creative content, and “in real life” streams. Viewers interact with streamers in real time through a chat interface, using text and graphical emotes. The platform was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for approximately $970 million and operates as a subsidiary of Amazon Web Services.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001263
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectInternet
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001263",
  "term": "Twitch",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A live video streaming service focused on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, as well as music, creative content, and “in real life” streams. Viewers interact with streamers in real time through a chat interface, using text and graphical emotes. The platform was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for approximately $970 million and operates as a subsidiary of Amazon Web Services.",
  "subject": "Internet",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/twitch/"
}

Record 1,386 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.