downstream

== English == === Etymology === From down- + stream. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ Rhymes: -iːm === Adjective === downstream (comparative further downstream or farther downstream, superlative furthest downstream or farthest downstream) Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid). (figurative) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. (computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client. (biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule. ==== Antonyms ==== upstream ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === downstream (comparative further downstream or farther downstream, superlative furthest downstream or farthest downstream) Following the path of a river or stream. ==== Antonyms ==== upstream ==== Translations ==== === Verb === downstream (third-person singular simple present downstreams, present participle downstreaming, simple past and past participle downstreamed) To stream downward. (open-source software, transitive) Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software. === Derived terms ===