downstream

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Synonyms: onstream, downstreet

Antonyms: onstream, downstreet

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Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|literally, of a flow of fluid}} Toward the lower part of a [[stream#Noun|stream]]; with the [[current#Noun|current]] (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
2. {{senseid|en|figuratively, in general}} {{lb|en|metaphoric}} Occurring later than something else; {{lb|en|also, usually, especially}}<!--in human cognitive schemas, notwithstanding any {{w|post hoc ergo propter hoc|post hoc counterexamples}}--> influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.

Adverb

1. Following the path of a [[river]] or [[stream]].

Verb

1. To stream downward.
2. {{lb|en|open-source software|transitive}} Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.

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