Slipstream

noun

  1. The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.

  2. A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.

verb

  1. To take advantage of the suction produced by a slipstream by travelling immediately behind the slipstream generator.

    Although dangerous, over-the-road truck drivers sometimes slipstream with each other to save fuel.

  2. To incorporate additional software (such as patches) into an existing installer.

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