upstream

Türkçe: akıntıya karşı

1. In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.
2. Occurring earlier than something else; (also, usually, especially) being an influence on something else; causing a consequence for something else. (figuratively) · Input entry is upstream of input validation in the runtime process.
3. Involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling. (figuratively)
4. In the direction from the client to the server. (figuratively)
5. Maintained, owned, or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream. (figuratively) · The outage was caused by an upstream error in a payments library.
6. Towards the leading end (5′ end) of a DNA molecule. (figuratively)