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pipeline

/ˈpaɪpˌlaɪn/

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

Examples :

"An oil pipeline has been opened from the Caspian Sea."
utility technology industry building technical

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration simultaneously

simultaneously adverb

/ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəsli/ /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪnɪəsli/

Occurring at the same time.

"The teacher spoke to the students, and simultaneously, the bell rang. "

Illustration microchip

microchip noun

/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌtʃɪp/

Integrated circuit; microprocessor.

"My dog has a microchip implanted under his skin so he can be identified if he ever gets lost. "

Illustration calculation

calculation noun

/kælkjuˈleɪʃən/ /kælkjəˈleɪʃən/

The act or process of calculating.

"The calculation of how much flour to buy for the cookies involved adding up the recipe's ingredients. "

Illustration processing

processing verb

/ˈpɹəʊsɛsɪŋ/ /ˈpɹɑsəsɪŋ/

To perform a particular process on a thing.

"The bank is processing my check deposit. "

Illustration petroleum

petroleum noun

/pəˈtɹoʊliəm/

A flammable liquid ranging in color from clear to very dark brown and black, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons, occurring naturally in deposits under the Earth's surface

"The factory used petroleum to fuel its machinery. "

Illustration construction

construction noun

/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/

The process of constructing.

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

Illustration pipelining

pipelining verb

/ˈpaɪpˌlaɪnɪŋ/

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.

"The engineers are pipelining the CPU's design so that each step of the calculation flows smoothly to the next, speeding up the overall processing time. "

Illustration transmitted

transmitted verb

/tɹænsˈmɪtɪd/

To send or convey something from one person, place or thing to another.

"The teacher transmitted the homework assignment to the students via email. "

Illustration conducted

conducted verb

/kənˈdʌktɪd/

To lead, or guide; to escort.

"The museum guide conducted the group through the ancient artifacts exhibit. "

Illustration information

information noun

/ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnfəɹˈmeɪʃən/

That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".

"The information about the project deadline resolved my uncertainty; now I know what needs to be completed. "

Illustration sequentially

sequentially adverb

/sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ /sɪˈkwɛnʃəlli/

In sequence, in order.

"The children lined up sequentially to receive their lunches. "