Pipelining

Pipelining is a technique used in computers to improve speed by overlapping tasks. Think of an assembly line: while one part is being assembled, the next part is prepared, and others are at different stages. In a CPU, instructions are broken into smaller steps, and multiple instructions are processed simultaneously at each step. This allows the computer to work on several instructions at once, reducing idle time and increasing overall efficiency. Essentially, pipelining keeps different parts of the processor busy, leading to faster execution of programs without needing a higher clock speed.