pipeline

N
Pronunciation
/ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • An oil pipeline has been opened from the Caspian Sea.
2 Definition

A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).

Example Sentences
  • 3D images are rendered using the graphics pipeline.
3 Definition

A system or process through which something is conducted.

Example Sentences
  • A new version of the software is in the pipeline, but has not been rolled out.
4 Definition

The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.

Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

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.

2 Definition

To convey something by a system of pipes

3 Definition

To lay a system of pipes through something