slipstream

  1. Noun.  the low pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
  2. Verb.  To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.
  3. Verb.  (computing, transitive) To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.

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