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In [[computing]], a '''pipeline''', also known as a '''data pipeline''', is a set of [[data]] 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 [[buffer (computer science)|buffer storage]] is often inserted between elements.