downstream

Adjective

• in the direction of a stream's current

Adverb

• away from the source or with the current

Adj

• Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
• Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
• 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.

Adv

• Following the path of a river or stream

Verb

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

Examples

• Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.
• She lives downstream from the dam.
• We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

Synonyms

downriver

Antonyms

upriver, upstream

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