Pipeline

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A conduit of pipe, especially one used for the conveyance of water, gas, or petroleum products.
  • n. A direct channel by which information is privately transmitted.
  • n. A system through which something is conducted, especially as a means of supply: "Farther down the pipeline are three other approaches to vaccine developmentā€ ( Boston Globe).
  • v. To convey by or as if by a system of pipes.
  • v. To lay a system of pipes through.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc
  • n. a channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
  • n. a system through which something is conducted
  • n. : The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when wave has started closing over.
  • v. To convey something by a system of pipes
  • v. To lay a system of pipes through something
  • v. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points.
  • fig. an information channel direct from the source.
  • the set of stages and processes from the invention or design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase in the pipeline, i. e. still in preparation or under development.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
  • n. gossip spread by spoken communication
  • Equivalent
    pipe line   
    Verb Form
    pipelined    pipelines    pipelining   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gossip    scuttlebutt    comment   
    Cross Reference
    pipe    queue    FIFO   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    refinery    infrastructure    railroad    airfield    waterway    transportation    installation    logistic    sewer    tanker