Pronunciations
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/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/
Adjective
Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Usage- Figurative
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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.
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We're a couple of conservative Christians who believe that politics is downstream from culture.
Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. In the direction from the server to the client.
Usage- Figurative
Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
Usage- Figurative
Adverb
Following the path of a river or stream.
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We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
She lives downstream from the dam.
Verb
To stream downward.
Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.
Usage- Transitive
Adjective
in the direction of a stream's current
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Adverb
away from the source or with the current
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