pipeline

中文： 管道、管线、输送管、流水线

1. A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc. · Meronyms: pipe, piping, pipework· An oil pipeline has been opened from the Caspian Sea.
2. A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out). · 3D images are rendered using the graphics pipeline.
3. A system or process through which something is conducted. (figuratively) · A new version of the software is in the pipeline, but has not been rolled out.
4. A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions. (figuratively) · Many who grew up in foster homes in the county have fallen victim to the foster-care-to-homelessness pipeline.
5. A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation. (figuratively)
6. The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.

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