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語源

From down- +‎ stream.

発音

• IPA: /ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/
• 韻: -iːm

形容詞

downstream (comparative further downstream or farther downstream, superlative furthest downstream or farthest downstream)

1. Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
2. (figurative) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.

   Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.

   • 2009, Andrew Teufel, Aaron Azelton, Fisher Investments on Energy, page 3:

     The downstream segment (also known as refining and marketing, or R&M) focuses on the final stage of the integrated process.

   • 2018, David Brody, Scott Lamb, The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography, →ISBN:

     We're a couple of conservative Christians who believe that politics is downstream from culture.

   1. (computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
   2. (biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.

反意語

• upstream

副詞

downstream (comparative further downstream or farther downstream, superlative furthest downstream or farthest downstream)

1. Following the path of a river or stream.

   We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

   She lives downstream from the dam.

反意語

• upstream

動詞

downstream (third-person singular simple present downstreams, present participle downstreaming, simple past and past participle downstreamed)

1. To stream downward.
2. (open-source software, transitive) Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.

派生語