pipeline

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pipeline/ˈpʌɪplʌɪn/

▶noun

• 1 a long pipe for conveying oil, gas, etc. over long distances.

• 2 (in surfing) the hollow formed by the breaking of a large wave.

• 3 Computing a linear sequence of specialized modules used for pipelining.

▶verb

• 1 convey by a pipeline.

• 2 Computing design or execute using the technique of pipelining.

– phrases
in the pipeline in the process of being developed.