downstream

Adjective · Adverb
US[doun-streem]/ˈdaʊnˈstrim/2 syllables
Synonyms: downriver

Open English WordNet

Adverb (1)

  1. away from the source or with the currentSynonyms: downriverOpposite upstream

Adjective (1)

  1. in the direction of a stream's currentOpposite upstream
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Down′stream′ adverb

Down the stream; as, floating downstream.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

upstream downstream

<networking> Fewer network hops away from a backbone or hub. For example, a small ISP that connects to the Internet through a larger ISP that has their own connection to the backbone is downstream from the larger ISP, and the larger ISP is upstream from the smaller ISP.

(1999-08-05)

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