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In [[computer science]], an '''XML Pipeline''' is formed when [[XML]] (Extensible Markup Language) processes, sometimes called [[XML transformation language|XML transformations]], are connected together.

For instance, given a two transformations T₁ andTand T₂, the two can be connected together so that an input XML document is transformed by T₁ and then the output of T₁ is fed as input document to T₂. Simple pipeline like this one are called ''linear'', as a single input document always goes through the same sequence of transformation to produce a single output document. ''Non-linear'' pipelines can include:

* '''Conditionals''' — where a given transformation is executed if a condition is met while another transformation is executed otherwise