pipe
noun
/paɪp/
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- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications. [from 10th c.]
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condotto,
tubo
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- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- (computing, typography) The character |. [from 20th c.]
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barra verticale
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- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. [from 14th c.]
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canna d'organo
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- (woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]
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cornamusa
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- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input. [from 20th c.]
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access. [from 20th c.]
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pipe
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