2syllables
upstream
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Definitions ofupstream
1noun
- Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
- (open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.
1verb
- To stream upward.
- (open-source software) To have (a software library, patch, etc.) accepted by the original developers of the related software, so that they maintain and distribute it.
Example: "I'd be more than happy to upstream your patch."
1adjective
- In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver
- Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling
- In the direction from the client to the server
- (open-source software) maintained, owned or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream
- Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule
1adverb
- Against the current.
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