1. a long pipe, typically underground, for conveying oil, gas, or water over long distances
2. a linear sequence of specialized modules used for pipelined execution of instructions
Usage: computing
3. a system or process designed for the rapid and continuous production or progress of something

1. to convey by or as if by pipeline

Examples

• The oil pipeline runs from Alaska to Texas.
• The company is building a new gas pipeline across the state.
• The processor uses a five-stage pipeline for instruction execution.
• There’s a strong pipeline of new products coming next year.
• The university has an excellent pipeline of talented graduates.
• Information is pipelined directly to the decision makers.
• The data gets pipelined through several processing stages.