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The correct spelling is upstream.
How to pronounce upstream
noun
Say it like: Ups-tree-m
The correct spelling is upstream. Part of the river towards the upstream direction. For example: "I'd be more than happy to upstream your patch."
Usage Examples
“I'd be more than happy to upstream your patch.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
- 2.(open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.
verb
- 1.To stream upward.
- 2.(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.
adjective
- 1.In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver
- 2.Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling
- 3.In the direction from the client to the server
- 4.(open-source software) maintained, owned or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream
- 5.Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule
adverb
- 1.Against the current.
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