In computing|lang=en terms the difference between leak and stream
is that
leak is (computing) the gradual loss of a system resource caused by failure to deallocate previously reserved portions while
stream is (computing) a source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
As nouns the difference between leak and stream
is that
leak is a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape while
stream is a small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
As verbs the difference between leak and stream
is that
leak is to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed while
stream is to flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
As an adjective leak
is (obsolete) leaky.