Slipstream (disambiguation)
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Slipstream may have several meanings:
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[edit] Science & computers
- Slipstream in physics is a pocket of reduced pressure following behind an object moving through a fluid medium.
- Slipstreaming in computer software is a slang term that means merging patches or updates into the original installation sources of a program.
- Slipstream processor in computer architecture is a technique for improving both processor performance and fault tolerance. The technique exploits a shortened program running concurrently and ahead of the execution of the full program.
- Slipstream is a spin-off company from the University of Waterloo dealing with internet acceleration and data compression.
- Slipstream is also the name of an Amiga demo group from the 1990s
- Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing game, released for PC in 1995.
- Slipstream is also the name of a Formula One Arcade game released by Capcom in 1995.
[edit] Literature
- Slipstream in literature is a genre that pushes the boundary between traditional fiction and either science fiction and/or fantasy.
- Slipstream is also the name of a faster-than-light travel mode in some science fiction, including but not limited to Star Trek and Andromeda.
- Slipstream is the name of a literary press and magazine founded in 1980.
- Slipstream is a character in the Marvel Universe.
- Slipstream is the trademarked name of a font family.
[edit] Music
- Slipstream is a concert film by Jethro Tull.
- Slipstream is also a UK indie band.
[edit] Film
- Slipstream is a 2007 film written and directed by Anthony Hopkins.
- Slipstream is a 2005 science-fiction film starring Sean Astin and Vinnie Jones.
- Slipstream is a 1989 science fiction film directed by Steven Lisberger and starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill and Bill Paxton.
- Slipstream was a 1967 Steven Spielberg movie that went unfinished.
[edit] Others
- Team Slipstream is a UCI professional cycling team.
- Slip-Stream is a character from the G.I. Joe universe.