upstream

Plural: upstreams

Adjective

• in the direction against a stream's current

Adverb

• Moving or located against the current of a stream.
• toward the source or against the current

Adj

• In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
• Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.
• Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.
• Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling.
• Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.
• In the direction from the client to the server.
• Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.
• Maintained, owned, or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream.
• Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.
• Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule.

Adv

• Against the current.

Verb

• To stream upward.
• To have (a software library, patch, etc.) accepted by the original developers of the related software, so that they maintain and distribute it.

Noun

• Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
• The original developers or maintainers of software.

Examples

• He decided to play upstream, blocking off potential high-scoring spots.
• I'd be more than happy to upstream your patch.
• Input entry is upstream of input validation in the runtime process.
• The outage was caused by an upstream error in a payments library.

Synonyms

upriver

Antonyms

downriver, downstream

Anagrams of upstream