A long tube through which liquids or gases can be transported over long distances.
The oil pipeline stretches across several states to deliver crude oil to refineries.
A channel or system for supplying goods or information.
The company has a strong pipeline of new products set to launch next year.
A series of stages or processes through which something is developed or completed.
The project is still in the early stages of the development pipeline.
In computing, a set of data-processing stages in which the output of each stage is the input of the next, allowing parallel or overlapped execution.
The CPU’s instruction pipeline increases overall processing speed.
pipelineverb
To transport (a liquid, gas, etc.) by means of a pipeline.
Natural gas is pipelined from the offshore platforms to the mainland terminal.
Computing: to process or route (data, tasks, or instructions) through a sequence of stages so that multiple items are in different stages simultaneously.
The system pipelines incoming requests to maximize throughput.
pipelineadjective
Relating to, involving, or supplied through a pipeline (a system of pipes).
Pipeline maintenance crews inspected the line for corrosion.
Planned, scheduled, or in development but not yet released or implemented.
The company has several pipeline products awaiting regulatory approval.