pipeline
To design so that processing takes place in efficient stages, the output of each stage…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.
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» Building new pipelines can take years.
Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)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.
(transitive)To convey by a system of pipes.
(transitive)To lay a system of pipes through.
Examples
25 sentencesBuilding new pipelines can take years.
It's all about the natural gas pipelines.
Algeria transports gas to Europe through pipelines.
Russia needs to fix the sabotaged pipelines.
Building a new pipeline can take many years.
Origin
From pipe + line.From pipe + line.
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Forms
pipelines, pipelining, pipelined, pipelinedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.