pipeline.
A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
Meaning & usage
A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
An oil pipeline has been opened from the Caspian Sea.
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.
A system or process through which something is conducted.
A new version of the software is in the pipeline, but has not been rolled out.
A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions.
Many who grew up in foster homes in the county have fallen victim to the foster-care-to-homelessness pipeline.
A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation.
The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.
Where this word comes from
From pipe + line.
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.
To convey by a system of pipes.
To lay a system of pipes through.
Where this word comes from
From pipe + line.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.