downstream
With the flow
Downstream describes the direction water flows in a river or stream—toward the mouth, away from the source: The canoe drifted downstream.
By extension, it means later in a sequence or process: downstream effects of the policy, downstream in the supply chain.
In oil and gas, downstream refers to refining and distribution rather than extraction.
The opposite is upstream.
Forceful contact or consequence
- outcomeFinal result of events
- effectResult of a cause
- resultWhat follows a cause
- repercussionIndirect result of action
ramification · fallout · aftereffect · corollary · implication · side-effect · knock-on · ripple effect
Stream entering larger river
- currentDirected flow of charge
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
sediment · meander · channel · floodplain · watershed · riparian · streambed · bank
Modifying output after generation
- refinementElegance of manner
- finishingBringing to completion
- assemblyConstructing from components
- distributionAllocation across recipients
end-user · output · production · manufacturing · refining · petrochemical · cracking · distillation
Facts for analysis
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- processingSystematic operation on data
- serverOne who attends tables
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
integration · workflow · API · endpoint · consumer · subscriber · service · microservice
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
repercussion · ramification · fallout · aftereffect · corollary · implication · side-effect · knock-on · ripple effect · spillover
tributary
Stream entering larger river
confluence · sediment · meander · channel · floodplain · watershed · riparian · streambed · bank · erosion
post-processing
Modifying output after generation
- refinementElegance of manner
- finishingBringing to completion
- assemblyConstructing from components
distribution · end-user · output · production · manufacturing · refining · petrochemical · cracking · distillation · pipeline
data
Facts for analysis
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- processingSystematic operation on data
- serverOne who attends tables
analytics · integration · workflow · API · endpoint · consumer · subscriber · service · microservice · dependency
rapid
Moving with haste
drop · line · gauge · creek · waterfall · shuttle · boils · sieve · paddle · scout
- rushing watercascade, torrent, rapids, current, rush
- river commerceriverboat, barge, steamboat, flatboat, keelboat
- river navigationriver traffic, lock gate, river barge, river locks, river depth
- Nile waterNile, Nile River, Blue Nile, White Nile, Nile Delta
- River ThemesMississippi River, Nile, Thames, Congo River, Amazon
- Gene Expressiongene expression, gene regulation, enhancers, silencer, operator
downstreamupstream
Toward a river's origin
upriver · against the current · headwaters · uphill · upward
downstreamupstream
Toward a river's origin
source · input · origin · front-end · antecedent
downstreamupstream
Toward a river's origin
root · source · originating · causal · antecedent
down, stream, streams, mainstream, streamer, streaming, streamed, upstream, streamlet