upstream
Fewer network hops away from a backbone or hub. For example, a small ISP that connects to the Internet through a larger ISP that has their own connection to the backbone is downstream from the larger ISP, and the larger ISP is upstream from the smaller ISP.
Last updated: 1999-08-05
Nearby terms:
Upright Database Technology AB ♦ UPS ♦ upstream ♦ upthread ♦ upward closure
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