Definitions for upstream
ˈʌpˈstrimup·stream

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. upstreamadverb

   in the direction against a stream's current

2. upriver, upstreamadverb

   toward the source or against the current

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. upstreamadverb

   against the current

2. upstreamadjective

   in a direction against the flow of a current or stream; upriver

3. upstreamadjective

   involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling

4. upstreamadjective

   in the direction from the client to the server

5. upstreamadjective

   towards the leading end (5'end) of a DNA molecule

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Upstreamadverb

   toward the higher part of a stream; against the current

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1. Upstream

   In software development, upstream refers to a direction toward the original authors or maintainers of software that is distributed as source code, and is a qualification of either a bug or a patch. For example, a patch sent upstream is offered to the original authors or maintainers of the software. If accepted, the authors or maintainers will include the patch in their software, either immediately or in a future release. If rejected, the person who submitted the patch will have to maintain his or her own distribution of the author's software. Upstream development allows other distributions to benefit from it when they pick up the future release. The term also pertains to bugs – responsibility for a bug is said to lie upstream when it is not caused through the distribution's porting and integration efforts.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Upstream

   up′strēm, adv. towards the upper part of a stream.—v.i. Upstream′, to stream up.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. upstream

   [common] Towards the original author(s) or maintainer(s) of a project. Used in connection with software that is distributed both in its original source form and in derived, adapted versions through a distribution (like the Debian version of Linux or one of the BSD ports) that has component maintainers for each of their parts. When a component maintainer receives a bug report or patch, he may choose to retain the patch as a porting tweak to the distribution's derivative of the project, or to pass it upstream to the project's maintainer. The antonym downstream is rare.

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1. tempuras

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of upstream in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of upstream in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of upstream in a Sentence

1. John Mukum Mbaku:

   The Nile River Basin's upstream riparian states argue that The Nile Waters Agreements are unfair, inequitable and unsustainable.

2. Anne Fougner:

   Following interest expressed by several parties, Exxon Mobil has decided to open a data room to test the market interest for the upstream portfolio in Norway.

3. Zhao Qinghe:

   Due to the epidemic outbreaks, some companies in some areas temporarily reduced production or stopped production, which also affected the normal production and operation of both upstream and downstream companies.

4. Hiroyuki Sakaida:

   The top five trading firms may write down a total of about 630 billion yen in net impairment losses on their resource assets this business year, their spending on upstream assets will be shrinking.

5. John Chidsey:

   We were one of the few, if only, sub shop that did n’t slice in restaurant. Not only does it give the guest a better perception of seeing the nice, fluffy meat, but we save a lot of money since we were paying a lot of money to have it sliced upstream.

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