| query | In some computer systems, a p___ is a method of passing information from one program to another.In some computer systems, a pipe is a method of passing information from one program to another. |
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| word | pipe |
| full-definition | noun A pipe is a long, round, hollow object, usually made of metal or plastic, through which a liquid or gas can flow. They had accidentally damaged a gas pipe while drilling. The plant makes plastic covered steel pipes for the oil and gas industries. A pipe is an object which is used for smoking tobacco. You put the tobacco into the cup-shaped part at the end of the pipe, light it, and breathe in the smoke through a narrow tube. A pipe is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a tube with holes in it. You play a pipe by blowing into it while covering and uncovering the holes with your fingers . Pipes are the same as bagpipes . An organ pipe is one of the long hollow tubes in which air vibrates and produces a musical note. In some computer systems, a pipe is a method of passing information from one program to another. verb If liquid or gas is piped somewhere, it is transferred from one place to another through a pipe. The heated gas is piped through a coil surrounded by water. The villagers piped in drinking water from the reservoir. Most of the houses in the capital don't have piped water. If someone, especially a child, pipes something, they say it in a high-pitched voice. 'But I want to help,' Bessie piped. |
| inflections | pipespipingpiped |
| cefr-level | B1 |
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