Definitions

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  • verb intransitive To flow or stream in; flow or stream into.
  • noun The act or process of streaming or flowing in.
  • noun That which flows in.

Etymologies

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From in- +‎ stream.

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Examples

  • It will add 16,000 acre-feet to the Yakima River for instream flows needed for fish listed on the Endangered Species Act. “The Recovery Act is helping us conserve America's timeless treasures — our stunning natural landscapes, our monuments to liberty, the icons of our culture and heritage — while helping working families and communities prosper again,” said Salazar.

    Interior Secretary Salazar, Gov. Gregoire Mark Recovery Act Anniversary in Seattle���s Discovery Park 2010

  • Matt May, Adobe: shared what Adobe learnt about accessibility in Flash – in particular that an instream-only approach to captions was a naive approach and that external captions are much more flexible, extensible, and can fit into current workflows.

    ginger's thoughts » 2009 » November 2009

  • They can run placement targeted instream video ads pre, mid, post rolls and graphical overlays or contextually targeted text ads in Flash players, and the ad revenue will be split between the video owner and Google.

    Analytics integration for all 2009

  • Matt May, Adobe: shared what Adobe learnt about accessibility in Flash – in particular that an instream-only approach to captions was a naive approach and that external captions are much more flexible, extensible, and can fit into current workflows.

    ginger's thoughts » HTML5 Video element discussions at TPAC meetings 2009

  • They can run placement targeted instream video ads pre, mid, post rolls and graphical overlays or contextually targeted text ads in Flash players, and the ad revenue will be split between the video owner and Google.

    Revenue opportunities for video content owners 2009

  • Comprehensive integrated planning should include consideration of important issues like water conservation, wetlands protection, instream flow, source water protection, and ocean protection.

    Steve Fleischli: The Global Warming Blame Game: Did Not! Did Too! 2008

  • The fish populations in the lake have suffered declines recently from drought, overfishing, diversion or blockage of instream flows, and increased juvenile catch due to use of smaller mesh.

    Lake Chad flooded savanna 2008

  • Flow chlorinators continuously feed small quantities of weakly concentrated chlorine solution to a flow of fresh water, often at the instream of a clear water reservoir.

    Chapter 5 2000

  • Stream corridor management includes the maintenance of riparian and instream vegetation and maintenance of overall channel morphology with its obstructions, rapids, meanders and adjacent wetlands.

    1. Water management. 1992

  • Under INCOPOT auspices, a promising inquiry is being conducted into the possibility of instream acid removal above the reservoir, using an energy process possibly powered by electricity generated at the dam.

    The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.

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