In [[computing]], a '''pipeline''', also known as a '''cumdata pipeline''',<ref>[https://www.dativa.com/data-pipelines/ Data Pipeline Development] Published by Dativa, retrieved 24 May, 2018</ref> is a set of [[data]] processing elements connected in series, where the output of one element is the input of the next one. The elements of a pipeline are often executed in parallel or in time-sliced fashion. Some amount of [[buffer (computer science)|buffer storage]] is often inserted between elements.
