pipeline

Plural: pipelines

Noun

gossip spread by spoken communication
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
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).
A system or process through which something is conducted.
A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions.
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

Verb Forms: pipelined, pipelining, pipelines

To convey something through a system of interconnected pipes.
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.

Examples

3D images are rendered using the graphics pipeline.
A new version of the software is in the pipeline, but has not been rolled out.
An oil pipeline has been opened from the Caspian Sea.
Many who grew up in foster homes in the county have fallen victim to the foster-care-to-homelessness pipeline.
They hoped to PIPELINE a steady stream of high-scoring words into their game.

Origin / Etymology

From pipe + line.

Synonyms

grapevine, line, word of mouth

Scrabble Score: 12

pipeline: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pipeline: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pipeline: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pipeline: valid Words With Friends Word