- Slipstream (disambiguation)
Slipstream may refer to:
cience & computers
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Slipstream , in physics, a pocket of reduced pressure following behind an object moving through a fluid medium
*Slipstream (computing) , in computer software, a slang term that means merging patches or updates into the original installation sources of a program
*Slipstream (computer science) , in computer architecture, 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 Data , a spin-off company from the University of Waterloo dealing with internet acceleration and data compression
*Slipstream (Amiga demo scene) , an Amiga demogroup from the 1990s
* "Slipstream 5000 ", a futuristic racing game, released for PC in 1995
* "Slipstream (video game) ", a Formula One Arcade game released by Capcom in 1995
*Slipstream (game) , an online game from the website [http://www.candystand.com/ Candystand]Literature
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Slipstream (genre) , a literary genre that pushes the boundary between traditional fiction and either science fiction and/or fantasy
*Slipstream (science fiction) , a science fiction term for a fictional method of faster-than-light travel
*Slipstream (magazine) , a literary press and magazine founded in 1980
*Slipstream (comics) , a character in the Marvel Universe
*Slipstream (typography) , the trademarked name of a font familyMusic
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Slipstream (video) , is a video by Jethro Tull
* "Slipstream", the ninth track on Jethro Tull's Aqualung
* "Slipstream", the lead track on Allan Clarke's "Legendary Heroes" (1979)
*Slipstream (band) , a UK indie band
* "Queen of the Slipstream" , title of song from "Poetic Champions Compose " by Van Morrison
* "Starlings of the Slipstream", title of song from "Brighten the Corners " by Pavement
*Slipstream (album) , a 1981 compilation album
* "Slipstream", a track on the albumLight & Shade by Mike Oldfield.Film
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Slipstream (2007 film) , a 2007 film written and directed by Anthony Hopkins
*Slipstream (2005 film) , a 2005 science-fiction film starring Sean Astin and Vinnie Jones
*Slipstream (1989 film) , a 1989 science fiction film directed by Steven Lisberger and starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill and Bill Paxton
*Slipstream (1973 film) , an award-winning Canadian film directed byDavid Acomba
*Slipstream (1967 film) , a 1967 Steven Spielberg movie that went unfinishedOthers
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Team Slipstream , a UCI professional cycling team
* Slip-Stream, a character from the G.I. Joe universe
* In the TV show "Andromeda," Slipstream is a method of space travel along the lines of a wormhole.
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