Upstream Glossary

Browse 3 upstream terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Upstream Terms

Upstream Bug
A bug originating in an upstream dependency, project, or provider rather than in the local code that is currently exhibiting the failure. In engineering...
Upstream Merge
The act of merging changes from an upstream project into a downstream fork, branch, or maintained copy. In long-lived forks, upstream merges are where...
Upstream Patch
A patch contributed to or originating from the upstream project rather than only being maintained locally downstream. In sustainable engineering, upstream...

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