pipeline
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pipeline
- /ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/
Where it comes from
From pipe + line.
noun pipelines
- A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc. Meronyms: pipe, piping, pipework
- 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.
verb pipelines · pipelining · pipelined
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grapevine, line, pipework, plumbing, conduit, waterworks, drain, flue, aqueduct, drainage, duct, channelization, tunneling, canal, channel, stream
Translations
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noun conduit made of pipes
| Español | oleoducto, tubería, hidroducto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 관로 gwallo, 파이프라인 paipeurain, 배관 baegwan |
| 日本語 | パイプライン paipurain |
| 中文 | 管道 guǎndào, 管線 /管线 guǎnxiàn, 輸送管 /输送管 |
| हिन्दी | पाइपलाइन pāiplāin |
| Português | ducto, duto |
| Français | pipeline |
| Deutsch | Pipeline, Rohrleitung |
| Ελληνικά | αγωγός agogós |
| Română | pipeline, conductă |
| Русский | трубопрово́д truboprovód, нефтепрово́д nefteprovód, газопрово́д gazoprovód, водопрово́д vodoprovód |
| العربية | خَطّ أَنَابِيب ḵaṭṭ ʔanābīb |
noun channel by which information is transmitted
| 한국어 | 파이프라인 paipeurain |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パイプライン paipurain |
| 中文 | 流水線 /流水线 liúshuǐxiàn |
| Português | pipeline |
| Ελληνικά | σωλήνωση solínosi, διοχέτευση diochétefsi |
| Русский | конве́йер konvéjjer |
noun system through which something is conducted
| 中文 | 流程 liúchéng, 渠道 qúdào |
|---|---|
| Русский | разработка razrabotka |
verb To convey something by a system of pipes
| 中文 | 輸送 /输送 shūsòng, 管道運輸 /管道运输 |
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Talk about this word "pipeline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pipeline. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. pipeline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pipeline "pipeline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pipeline.Cite this
@misc{pipeline_2026,
title = {pipeline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pipeline},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
