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In computer architecture, a pipeline is a set of data processing elements connected in series, so that the output of one element is the input of the next one.

Pipelines are used in microprocessors to allow complex logic sequences to execute at faster speeds. Pipelines are related to the engineering concepts of throughput and latency. See Instruction pipeline and Classic RISC pipeline for a better discussion.

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