upstream

noun

Meaning

Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
(open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.
To stream upward.
(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.
In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver
Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling
In the direction from the client to the server
(open-source software) maintained, owned or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream
Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule
Against the current.

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