# upstreams

Pronunciation: say "up-STREEMZ" /ʌpˈstɹimz/

## Noun

1. Plural of upstream. — plural of upstream
   - Simple: Plural of upstream. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _Linux distributions often carry patches that have not yet been accepted by their upstreams._
   - _A fork with several upstreams has to merge changes from each of them._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of upstream. — third-person singular simple present indicative of upstream
   - Simple: The form of upstream used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Our team lead upstreams every patch so the wider community benefits from it._
   - _The vendor routinely upstreams its driver improvements rather than keeping them in a private fork._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/upstreams (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).