upstream en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew-der. Proto-Indo-European *srow-mo-s Proto-Germanic *straumaz Proto-West Germanic *straum Old English strēam Middle English strem English stream English upstream From up- + stream.
Meanings
- In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
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(figuratively) Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.
Input entry is upstream of input validation in the runtime process.
- (figuratively, qualifier:oil industry) 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.
- (figuratively) 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.
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(figuratively) 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.
The outage was caused by an upstream error in a payments library.
You can also check the upstream and/or Debian bug trackers for open and closed bugs and the upstream revision history or newer release(s).
2013, Matthew Helmke, Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition: Covering 12.10 and 13.04, Pearson Education:If the developer knows the bug is an upstream bug but does not know which bug it is in the upstream bug tracker, he can add an upstream task to the bug report.
2012, Jono Bacon, The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation, O'Reilly Media, page 141:We'll walk through the steps to build FreeS/WAN using the upstream tarball.
2002, Tony Mancill, Linux Routers: A Primer for Network Administrators, Prentice Hall, page 190:Because a user generally does not know the pedigree of the open source, it cannot know whether an upstream developer used intellectual property belonging to a third party in developing that software.
2008, Michael Dennis Scott, Scott on Outsourcing: Law and Practice, Aspen Publishers, page 198:
- (figuratively) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| farthest upstream | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| farther upstream | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| further upstream | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| furthest upstream | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
upstreamward · upstream loan · upstreamness · upstreamer · upstreamwards
Translations (40)
aht naeʼ (in a direction opposite to flow) · es a contracorriente (in a direction opposite to flow) · de stromaufwärts (in a direction opposite to flow) · id hulu (in a direction opposite to flow) · pl pod prąd (in a direction opposite to flow) · pt à montante (Biology : towards the 5' end of a DNA molecule) · tr akıntıya karşı (in a direction opposite to flow) · mi whakarunga (in a direction opposite to flow) · es aguas arriba (in a direction opposite to flow) · es río arriba (in a direction opposite to flow) · pt montante (upwards) · fr à contre-mont (in a direction opposite to flow) · bn উজানে (in a direction opposite to flow) · it a monte (upwards) · bcl iraya (in a direction opposite to flow) · hak 上游 (in a direction opposite to flow) · fr à contre-courant (in a direction opposite to flow) · fr montant (upwards) · fr en amont (Biology : towards the 5' end of a DNA molecule) · da opstrøms (Biology : towards the 5' end of a DNA molecule) · ja 川上 (in a direction opposite to flow) · da opstrøms (in a direction opposite to flow) · fi virran vastainen (in a direction opposite to flow) · hu gén előtt (Biology : towards the 5' end of a DNA molecule) · ro din amonte (in a direction opposite to flow) · yue 上游 (in a direction opposite to flow) · ga in aghaidh srutha (in a direction opposite to flow) · my ရေဆန် (in a direction opposite to flow) · es corriente arriba (Biology : towards the 5' end of a DNA molecule) · hi ऊपर को (in a direction opposite to flow) · it a monte (Biology : towards the 5' end of a DNA molecule) · ca contra corrent (in a direction opposite to flow) · cmn 上游 (in a direction opposite to flow) · fr amont (upwards) · hu 5’ irányban (Biology : towards the 5' end of a DNA molecule) · bg срещу течението (in a direction opposite to flow) · ru вверх по течению (in a direction opposite to flow) · ms hulu (in a direction opposite to flow) · nl stroomopwaarts (upwards) · rop airrap (in a direction opposite to flow)