upstream
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Is upstream a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of upstream?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (figurative) Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.Examples: "Input entry is upstream of input validation in the runtime process."figuratively
2. (figurative) Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.figuratively
3. (figurative) Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.figuratively
4. (figurative) Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.Examples: "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)."; "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."figuratively
5. (figurative) Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.figuratively
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To stream upward.intransitive
2. (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.Examples: "I'd be more than happy to upstream your patch."transitive
noun (English)
1. (open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.
Definition source: Wiktionary