Skip to content
Vinony

downstream

adjective

  1. on lower part of a river
  2. near end of process
  3. data sent from a network service provider to a customer
L31933 on Wikidata ↗

adverb

  1. toward lower part of river
  2. towards end of process
L31934 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English down- English stream English downstream From down- + stream.

  1. Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
  2. 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.”

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

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English down- English stream English downstream From down- + stream.

  1. Following the path of a river or stream.

    “We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.”

    “She lives downstream from the dam.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English down- English stream English downstream From down- + stream.

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