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Pipeline (computing)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, a pipeline, also known as a data pipeline, is a set of <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a> processing elements connected in series, where the output of one element is the input of the next one. The elements of a pipeline are often executed in parallel or in time-sliced fashion. Some amount of <a href="/facts/Buffer_(computer_science)/tVy4j2Dc">buffer storage</a> is often inserted between elements. </p>