Downstream (disambiguation)

The term "downstream" can have different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In the Kubernetes ecosystem, "downstream" often denotes the community, code, or third-party tools that depend on the core Kubernetes codebase. For instance, new features introduced in Kubernetes may be utilized downstream by applications to enhance their capabilities. On GitHub or Git, "downstream" typically refers to a forked repository, while the source repository is referred to as upstream.