Pipeline | |
| Definition: | In computer science, pipeline processing is "a category of techniques that provide simultaneous, or parallel, processing within the computer. It refers to overlapping operations by moving data or instructions into a conceptual pipe with all stages of the pipe processing simultaneously. For example, while one instruction is being executed, the computer is decoding the next instruction." The term pipeline calls to mind the assembly line approach in manufacturing. |
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| At ICPSR: | The pipeline refers to the flow of digital content from reception through processing to public release with imbedded preservation milestones. |
| Source: | PC Magazine |
| Date added: | April 6, 2007 |
| Last updated: | June 18, 2007 |
| Keywords: | digital content processing, digital preservation, quality control, lifecycle management |
