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upstreaming

noun

A partnership between an independent record label and a major record label, by which successful acts signed to the independent label are transferred to the major label.

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Meanings

nounupstreaming (uncountable)

uncountablebusinessA partnership between an independent record label and a major record label, by which successful acts signed to the independent label are transferred to the major label.
uncountablecomputingAn act of applying changes made in a derivative (downstream) software project to the (upstream) project it is derived from

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upstream

Origin

From upstream + -ing.

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Cite this entry

APA

upstreaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstreaming

MLA

“upstreaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstreaming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upstreaming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstreaming.

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