在 Cambridge 词典里,pipeline是这样描述的:
a very long large tube, often underground, through which liquid or gas can flow for long distances (常指鋪設在地下的)管道,管線
a very long large tube, often underground, through which liquid or gas can flow for long distances
(常指鋪設在地下的)管道,管線
pipeline 指的是管道。而流水线是指 assembly line。国内有部分的翻译是错误的。