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Pipeline

//ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.

    "Meronyms: pipe, piping, pipework"

  2. 2
    a pipe used to transport liquids or gases wordnet
  3. 3
    A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).

    "3D images are rendered using the graphics pipeline."

  4. 4
    gossip spread by spoken communication wordnet
  5. 5
    A system or process through which something is conducted. figuratively

    "A new version of the software is in the pipeline, but has not been rolled out."

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  1. 6
    A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions. figuratively

    "Many who grew up in foster homes in the county have fallen victim to the foster-care-to-homelessness pipeline."

  2. 7
    A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation. figuratively
  3. 8
    The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.
Verb
  1. 1
    To design (a microchip etc.) so that processing takes place in efficient stages, the output of each stage being fed as input to the next. transitive
  2. 2
    To convey by a system of pipes. transitive
  3. 3
    To lay a system of pipes through. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pipe + line.

Etymology 2

From pipe + line.

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