downstream

adj

1. Toward the lower part of a stream; with the current (of a river, brook, or other flow of fluid).
2. (figuratively)Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.

   “Input validation is downstream of input entry in the runtime process.”

   “The downstream segment (also known as refining and marketing, or R&M) focuses on the final stage of the integrated process.”

   “We're a couple of conservative Christians who believe that politics is downstream from culture.”

3. (figuratively)Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
4. (figuratively)Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.

adv

1. Following the path of a river or stream.

   “We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.”

   “She lives downstream from the dam.”

verb

1. To stream downward.
2. (transitive)Of the original developers: to make available (a version or patch) to downstream developers and users of the software.