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downstream

/ˌdaʊnˈstɹiːm/ adjective B2
  1. Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
  2. Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. (figuratively) · Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.
  3. In the direction from the server to the client. (figuratively)
  4. Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule. (figuratively)
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They got along quite well at first, but when they reached the middle of the river the swift current swept the raft downstream, farther and farther away from the road of yellow brick.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 44 · B2

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