UPSTREAM

upstream

(adjective) in the direction against a stream’s current

upriver, upstream

(adverb) toward the source or against the current

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

upstream (not comparable)

in a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver

(oil industry) involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling

(computing) in the direction from the client to the server

(open-source software) maintained, owned or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream

(biology) towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule

Antonyms

• downstream

Adverb

upstream (comparative more upstream, superlative most upstream)

Against the current.

Antonyms

• downstream

Verb

upstream (third-person singular simple present upstreams, present participle upstreaming, simple past and past participle upstreamed)

(intransitive) To stream upward.

(transitive, open-source software) To have (a software library, patch, etc.) accepted by the original developers of the related software, so that they maintain and distribute it.

Noun

upstream (plural upstreams)

Part of the river towards the upstream direction.

(open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.

Anagrams

• tempuras

Source: Wiktionary


Up*stream", adv.

Definition: Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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