pipelined architecture
nounUK /ˈpaɪplaɪnd ˈɑːkɪtektʃə/
US /ˈpaɪplaɪnd ˈɑːrkɪtektʃər/
A way of building a computer so it can work on many steps of a job at the same time, like a line of helpers each doing one part.
The new chip uses a pipelined architecture to finish instructions faster.
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2. A software design where data flows through a series of processing steps one after another.
The video app uses a pipelined architecture to clean and compress each frame.
3. A hardware layout where different parts of a task overlap in time to boost speed.
Engineers added more stages to the pipelined architecture to raise the clock rate.
4. Any system arranged like a factory line, passing work from one station to the next.
The factory's pipelined architecture lets each worker focus on a single step.