Slipstream (disambiguation)
A slipstream is a pocket of reduced pressure following behind an object moving through a fluid medium.
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Slipstream may also refer to:
Computing
- Slipstream (computing), a slang term for merging patches or updates into the original installation sources of a program
- Slipstream (computer science), the technique of running a shortened program concurrently and ahead of the execution of the full program
- Slipstream 5000, a 1995 racing game for PC
Fiction
- Slipstream (genre), a literary genre that pushes the boundary between traditional fiction and either science fiction and/or fantasy
- Slipstream (science fiction), fictional methods of faster-than-light travel
- Slipstream (radio drama), a BBC Radio 7 science fiction series
Characters
- Slipstream (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero character
- Slipstream (Transformers), several robot supervillain and robot superhero characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise
- Slip Stream (G.I. Joe), a pilot character in the G.I. Joe franchise
Film
- Slipstream (unfinished film), an unfinished Steven Spielberg movie
- Slipstream (1973 film), a Canadian drama directed by David Acomba
- Slipstream (video), a 1980 concert by Jethro Tull
- Slipstream (1989 film), a post-apocalyptic adventure directed by Steven Lisberger and starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill and Bill Paxton
- Slipstream (2005 film), a time travel thriller starring Sean Astin and Vinnie Jones
- Slipstream (2007 film), a drama written and directed by Anthony Hopkins
Music
- Slipstream (band), a UK indie band
Albums
Songs
- "Slipstream" (song), a 1974 song bySherbet
- "Slipstream", ninth track on Aqualung
- "Slipstream", opening track to Threshold's 2007 Dead Reckoning
- "Slipstream", a track on the 2005 album Light + Shade by Mike Oldfield
Others
- Team Slipstream, a UCI professional cycling team
- Slipstream (magazine), a literary press and magazine founded in 1980
- Drafting (aerodynamics), also called slipstreaming
- Slipstream (sculpture), a sculpture created by Richard Wilson
- Slipstream (arcade game), a 1995 racing game by Capcom
gollark: I use a webcam and some predictive algorithms to guess when my computer is about to be turned on and boot it accordingly, meaning it has -10 second boot times.
gollark: Security updates without rebooting!
gollark: Also, updates run in the background, yes. Well, can and should.
gollark: I don't think it can quite do that, just live-patch it a little.
gollark: I mean, software support sure, but *hating* it?
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