downstream.
Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
Meaning & usage
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.
Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.
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.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew-der. Proto-Indo-European *srow-mo-s Proto-Germanic *straumaz Proto-West Germanic *straum Old English strēam Middle English strem English stream English downstream From down- + stream.
Following the path of a river or stream.
We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.
She lives downstream from the dam.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew-der. Proto-Indo-European *srow-mo-s Proto-Germanic *straumaz Proto-West Germanic *straum Old English strēam Middle English strem English stream English downstream From down- + stream.
To stream downward.
Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English down- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew-der. Proto-Indo-European *srow-mo-s Proto-Germanic *straumaz Proto-West Germanic *straum Old English strēam Middle English strem English stream English downstream From down- + stream.
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