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upstreaming

Sayup-STREEM-ing/ʌpˈstɹimɪŋ/

2 meanings of upstreaming

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of upstream. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    The small label is upstreaming its most popular singer this year.

    Upstreaming new bands to bigger companies took a lot of work.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A deal where a small record label sends its successful singers to a big record label.

    Like a small team sending its best player up to a bigger league.

    Upstreaming let the small label move its best singer to a major company.

    The two labels signed an upstreaming agreement last spring.

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upstreaming is a form of upstream

upstream, verb: To get your code change accepted by the software's main developers so they keep and share it. Full entry

Forms
upstreamupstreams he/she/itupstreaming -ing formupstreamed past tense, past participle
Spelling
upstream → upstreaming: add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the word "upstream" plus "-ing".