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stovepiping
Back then, this phenomenon, known as stovepiping, was the product of petty turf wars.
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  • Chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
  • Dress hat: a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
  • (stovepiping) retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers
  • A stovepipe organisation is one where the structure of the organisation largely or entirely restricts the flow of information within the organisation to up-down through lines of control but inhibits or prevents cross organisational communication. ...
  • (Stove-piping) Each operating department or agency manages its own technology and data with little or no statewide involvement.
  • Nickname for U-180, U-180A, and U-180B.
  • A metaphor for the mode of direct control exercised upon small or specialized units (eg: CID, CIC, SF/SOF) by high command that bypasses intermediate or theater organizations without their influence or intervention; also called "pipeline" or "mainline". ...
  • Especially in a semi-automatic pistol, the tendency of a cartridge to fail to chamber properly because it has approached the loading ramp at the wrong angle and to become pinioned by the rear edge of the ejection port, causing a jam. ...
  • Refers to the top of the boot when there is no scallop. The boot resembles a sawed-off pipe. Most early cowboys, before 1900, wore boots with stovepipe tops because they were still clinging somewhat to military fashion.