upstream

1. In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.

   stromaufwärts

   вверх по течениюvverkh po techeniyu

   in the direction against a stream's current

2. (figuratively)Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.

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

3. Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else.

   (figuratively)Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling.

4. (figuratively)In the direction from the client to the server.

5. (figuratively)Maintained, owned, or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream.

   The outage was caused by an upstream error in a payments library.

6. (figuratively)Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule.

1. Tom tried paddling his canoe upstream.

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2. There is a bridge two miles upstream.

   ruВ двух милях вверх по течению есть мост.

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3. There's a bridge about a kilometer upstream.

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4. It's a lot easier paddling a canoe downstream than upstream.

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5. It's a lot easier to paddle a canoe downstream than to paddle upstream.

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