downstream

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Toward the lower part of a stream

   Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).

2. 2

   Occurring later than something else

   Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.

   • Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.
   • The downstream segment (also known as refining and marketing, or R&M) focuses on the final stage of the integrated process.
   • We're a couple of conservative Christians who believe that politics is downstream from culture.
3. 3

   Following the path of a river or stream.

   • We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
   • She lives downstream from the dam.
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   1. 4

      To stream downward.

   2. 5

      Of the original developers

      Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.

The neighborhood

• antonymupstream