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upstreaming

upstreaming noun: a partnership between an independent record label and a major record label, by which successful acts signed to the independent label are transferred to the major label. Also the present participle and gerund of upstream.

Noun

upstreaming (uncountable)

  1. A partnership between an independent record label and a major record label, by which successful acts signed to the independent label are transferred to the major label.
  2. An act of applying changes made in a derivative (downstream) software project to the (upstream) project it is derived from

Also used as

upstreaming is also the present participle and gerund of upstream.

Origin of upstreaming

From upstream + -ing.

Questions about upstreaming

What does upstreaming mean?
Upstreaming means a partnership between an independent record label and a major record label, by which successful acts signed to the independent label are transferred to the major label.
What part of speech is upstreaming?
Upstreaming is a noun.

Words near upstreaming in the dictionary

  1. upstream loan
  2. upstream loans
  3. upstreamed
  4. upstreamer
  5. upstreamers
  6. upstreaming
  7. upstreamness
  8. upstreams
  9. upstreamward
  10. upstreamwards
  11. upstreet

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