Pipeline

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001524",
  "term": "Pipeline",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A technique in computer architecture that allows multiple instructions to be processed concurrently in different stages, improving the overall throughput of the processor. Each instruction passes through a series of sequential stages, such as fetch, decode, execute, and write-back, with different instructions occupying different stages simultaneously. This method increases the number of instructions completed per unit of time, measured in instructions per cycle (IPC).",
  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/pipeline/"
}