Online gaming store/client/ DRM service created by Valve corporation. Games can be bought on Steam, and there are often game sales and bonus pack deals for promotions Bioshock sold for $10.00 on Boxing Day ). There is also a social networking aspect a la Facebook, where you can make friends, join gaming groups, etc.There are a growing number of games which are using Steam for DRM purposes. These games are, once installed, tied directly to Steam and not your computer. The pro to this is that you can play said game on ANY computer with Steam installed using your account. Games also update themselves automatically. The con is that is that Steam has to be running for the game to play, althought offline mode exists.The other definitons are outdated and don't represent the improvements Steam has made over the years.