slipstream
IPA: sɫˈɪpstrim
noun
- The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
- (figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
- (uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
verb
- To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
- (computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.
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