Added 9 October 2026
downstream
/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about downstream at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
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Occurring later than something else; influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.
- In the direction from the server to the client.
adverb
verb
- To stream downward.
- Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.