stovepipe

English

Etymology

stove +‎ pipe

Noun

stovepipe (plural stovepipes)

1. Sheet-metal tubing used as a chimney for a stove or furnace.
2. A channel for information which is compartmentalized in such a manner that some parties who might be interested in its use or be able to utilize it are restricted from accessing it.

Derived terms

• stovepipe hat

Translations

sheet-metal chimney

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• Swedish: kaminrör n, plåtskorsten c, skorstenspipa c

channel for compartmentalized information

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• Swedish: stuprör (sv) n, silo (sv) c

Verb

stovepipe (third-person singular simple present stovepip, present participle es, simple past and past participle stovepiped)

1. To collect or store (information) in a compartmentalized manner, so that some parties who might be interested in its use or be able to utilize it are restricted from accessing it.