Revisions to Definition of "downstream" and "upstream"

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edited Jun 7, 2019 at 14:17

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I've started playing with Git and have come across the terms "upstream" and "downstream". I've seen these before but never understandunderstood them fully. What do these terms mean in the context of SCMs (Software Configuration Management tools) and source code?

Let's not force people to have questions about questions: define acronyms.

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edit approved Jun 9, 2018 at 6:47

Gabriel Staples

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I've started playing with Git and have come across the terms "upstream" and "downstream". I've seen these before but never understand them fully. What do these terms mean in the context of SCMs (Software Configuration Management tools) and source code?