bypass
Bypass (English bypass , redirect , bridging ) stands for:
- Bypass (digital systems) , bypassing the pipeline of the central processing unit (CPU)
- Bypass (logistics) , direct delivery to a buyer, bypassing the trade
- Bypass (medicine) , bypassing a bottleneck, for example with blood vessels
- Bypass or relief routes in the transport sector:
- Additional lane at the roundabout
- Bypassing in traffic engineering
- Bypass lines in technical systems:
- for bypassing check valves
- to relieve large ball valves to reduce the actuation force required for opening
- to increase the return temperature in heating systems
- to reduce the line pressure when using uncontrolled pumps or fans
- as an emergency outlet in the construction of dams or overflow sections of dams
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Wiktionary: Bypass - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations