A stream is a file or a physical device (e. g. printer or monitor) which is manipulated with a pointer to the stream.

一个流是一个由指针操作的文件或者是一个物理设备，而这个指针正是指向了这个流。

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On July 2nd the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filed a petition in a Washington, DC court demanding that JPMorgan Chase turn over e-mails tied to an investigation into whether the bank manipulated energy prices.

ECONOMIST: Probe watch

Mr Ellison argues that the e-business suite standardises data, putting it in one database where it can be manipulated by a complete and integrated suite of applications.

ECONOMIST: Face value