Media-session operating mode.
Core owns the names because file-like and stream-like lifecycle choices are platform-neutral. Platform packages decide how these modes tune media, storage, and renderer defaults.
Finite media. Defaults usually favor seek/replay and persistent detection storage.
Live or append-only media. Defaults usually favor rolling windows and bounded retention.
Media-session operating mode.
Core owns the names because file-like and stream-like lifecycle choices are platform-neutral. Platform packages decide how these modes tune media, storage, and renderer defaults.