downstream

comparative further downstream · comparative farther downstream · superlative furthest downstream · superlative farthest downstream

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

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   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

   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

   1. figurativelycomputerIn the direction from the server to the client.
   2. figurativelybiologyTowards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.

comparative further downstream · comparative farther downstream · superlative furthest downstream · superlative farthest downstream

1. Following the path of a river or stream.

   She lives downstream from the dam.

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   We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

present singular third person downstreams · participle present downstreaming · participle past downstreamed · past downstreamed

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