.. _glossary:

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 Glossary
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.. glossary::

   downstream

     Opposite direction of :term:`upstream`.

   upstream

     In software development, "upstream" refers to a direction toward the original authors or maintainers of software that is distributed as source code. For example, a patch sent upstream is offered to the original authors or maintainers of the software.

     Based on:
     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstream_%28software_development%29