pipeline

noun

A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.

A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).

(figurative) A system or process through which something is conducted.

(figuratively) A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation.

(figurative) A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions.

(surfing) The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.

verb

(transitive) To convey by a system of pipes.

(transitive) To lay a system of pipes through.

(computing, 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.

Roots

pipapipe- · Latin · tube, pipe (imitative of piping sound)linealine- · Latin · line, cord

Synonyms for pipeline

pipen linen conduitn tubingn standpipen hosen

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Where does pipeline come from?

The word pipeline breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pipe, from Latin pipa (“tube, pipe (imitative of piping sound)”); and line, from Latin linea (“line, cord”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.