different between inner vs upstream

English

Etymology

From Middle English inner, ynner, ynnere, from Old English innera, comparative of inne (“within”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?en.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n?/
• Rhymes: -?n?(?)

Adjective

inner (not generally comparable, comparative innermore, superlative innermost)

1. Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.
2. Close to the centre, located near or closer to center.

3. Inside or closer to the inside of the body.

4. Of mind or spirit, relating to the mind or spirit, to spiritual or mental processes, mental, spiritual, relating to somebody's private feelings or happening in somebody's mind, existing as an often repressed part of one's psychological makeup.
   • 1973, John Lennon, Out the Blue

   I will try to express. My inner feeling and thankfulness. For showing me the meaning of success
5. Not obvious, private, not expressed, not apparent, hidden, less apparent, deeper, obscure; innermost or essential; needing to be examined closely or thought about in order to be seen or understood.

6. Privileged, more or most privileged, more or most influential, intimate, exclusive, more important, more intimate, private, secret, confined to an exclusive group, exclusive to a center; especially a center of influence being near a center especially of influence.

Synonyms

• interior
• internal

Antonyms

• outer

Derived terms

• innerly
• innerness

Translations

Noun

inner (plural inners)

1. An inner part.
2. (South Africa) A duvet, excluding the cover.
3. A forward who plays in or near the center of the field.
4. (cricket) A thin glove worn inside batting gloves or wicket-keeping gloves.
5. (Britain, politics) One who supports remaining in the European Union.
6. (military, firearms) The 2nd circle on a target, between the bull (or bull's eye) and magpie.

Antonyms

• (One who supports remaining in the EU): outer

Translations

Anagrams

• niner, renin

Dutch

Etymology

From innen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: in?ner

Noun

inner m (plural inners, diminutive innertje n)

1. collector (of taxes)

Derived terms

• belastinginner

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German innar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?/

Adjective

inner- (comparative nonexistent, superlative am innersten)

1. inner

Declension

Antonyms

• äußer-

Derived terms

• Inneres
• innerlich

Related terms

• zuinnerst

Preposition

inner (+ dative)

1. within

Synonyms

• innert
• innerhalb

Etymology 2

Contraction of in der

Contraction

inner f

1. (colloquial) in the

Further reading

• “inner” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “inner” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German innar. Compare German inner, English inner.

Adjective

inner

1. inner

English

Etymology

up- +? stream

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?m

Adjective

upstream (not comparable)

1. in a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver
2. (oil industry) involving exploration and pre-production rather than refining and selling
3. (computing) in the direction from the client to the server
4. (open-source software) maintained, owned or associated with the original developers of the given software; in contrast to a modified version downstream
   • 2013, Matthew Helmke, Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition: Covering 12.10 and 13.04, Pearson Education

     You can also check the upstream and/or Debian bug trackers for open and closed bugs and the upstream revision history or newer release(s).

   • 2012, Jono Bacon, The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation, O'Reilly Media, Inc., page 141

     If the developer knows the bug is an upstream bug but does not know which bug it is in the upstream bug tracker, he can add an upstream task to the bug report.
5. (biology) towards the leading end (5? end) of a DNA molecule

Derived terms

• upstream loan

Antonyms

• downstream

Translations

Adverb

upstream (comparative more upstream, superlative most upstream)

1. Against the current.

Antonyms

• downstream

Translations

Verb

upstream (third-person singular simple present upstreams, present participle upstreaming, simple past and past participle upstreamed)

1. (intransitive) To stream upward.
2. (transitive, open-source software) To have (a software library, patch, etc.) accepted by the original developers of the related software, so that they maintain and distribute it.

Noun

upstream (plural upstreams)

1. Part of the river towards the upstream direction.
   • 1957, Proceedings of the Iraqi Scientific Societies - Volumes 1-6 - Page 26

     The total depth of water at the upstream was measured by using a pointer attached to a carriage sitting on the water table walls.

2. (open-source software) The original developers or maintainers of software.

Anagrams

• tempuras