pipeline programming
nounUK /ˈpaɪplaɪn ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ˈpaɪplaɪn ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/
A way of writing computer steps so each step can start before the one before it finishes.
Pipeline programming helps a computer do many small jobs faster by overlapping them.
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2. A style of writing data-processing code where each stage passes its output to the next stage.
The team used pipeline programming to clean, transform, and load the data in one flow.
3. A method in hardware design where instructions move through stages at the same time.
Pipeline programming in the processor lets one instruction be fetched while another is decoded.
4. Organizing software tasks as a chain of connected steps that run in order.
With pipeline programming, the build, test, and deploy steps run as one connected chain.