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Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
A glossary of computer and Internet terms with definitions that are easy to understand.
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Pipeline

As a computers processor is capable of handling millions of instructions at the same time there needs to be a method of doing this, and that is where a pipeline comes into use. A pipeline allows instructions to be carried out all at the same time without having to wait until a previous one had finished.