deliverypipeline

noun
UK /dɪˈlɪvəri ˈpaɪplaɪn/
US /dɪˈlɪvəri ˈpaɪplaɪn/

A delivery pipeline is a set of steps that moves something from start to finish.

The app goes through the delivery pipeline before it reaches your phone.

SYNONYMS

workflowprocessdeployment chainrelease process

RELATED WORDS

automationdeploymentbuildreleaseintegration

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In software, the automated steps that build, test, and ship code.

The team fixed the bug so the delivery pipeline could run again.

3. A company's system for getting goods to customers.

Their delivery pipeline sends packages to stores every morning.

4. The sequence of stages a product passes through before it is finished.

Each order moves through the delivery pipeline in about two days.