downstream
advEtymology From down- + stream.
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Following the path of a river or stream.
- We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
- She lives downstream from the dam.
- Antonyms
- upstream
downstream
adj/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/
Etymology From down- + stream.
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Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
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Figuratively 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.2009, Andrew Teufel, Aaron Azelton, Fisher Investments on Energy, page 3:
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- We're a couple of conservative Christians who believe that politics is downstream from culture.2018, David Brody, Scott Lamb, The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography, →ISBN:
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Computer, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Networking, Physical sciences, Sciences Figuratively In the direction from the server to the client.
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Biology, Natural sciences Figuratively Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
- Antonyms
- upstream