downstream vs proximate

downstream

adj
  • Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else. 

  • Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid. 

  • In the direction from the server to the client. 

  • Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule. 

verb
  • To stream downward. 

adv
  • Following the path of a river or stream 

proximate

adj
  • Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation. 

  • Close or closest; adjacent. 

  • About to take place; impending. 

noun
  • A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one. 

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