Stovepipe
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A stovepipe is the chimney of a coal- or wood-burning stove.
Stovepipe may also refer to:
[edit] Clothing
- Stovepipe hat, tall top hat with a consistent width
- Stovepipe pants, style of slim-fit pants also known as drainpipes
[edit] Computing and information theory
- Stovepipe (organisation), where the structure of the organization restricts flow of information through rigid lines of control
- Stovepipe system, the informal name given to a category of criticisms applied to assemblages of technology, sometimes also referred to as stovepiping
- Stovepiping, the use of improper channels to pass unvetted information to policy-makers
- In load balancing (computing), a stovepipe may refer to a method of enterprise design
[edit] Geography
- Stovepipe Wells, a small way-station in the northern part of Death Valley, in unincorporated Inyo County, California
- Stovepipe Wells Airport, a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of Death Valley National Park, serving Inyo County, California, USA
[edit] People
- Adam R. "Stovepipe" Johnson (1834–1922), American Civil War colonel
- Daddy Stovepipe (1867–1963), African-American blues singer
[edit] Other uses
- Stovepipe, firearm malfunction in shooting
- Stovepipe, to describe the shape of a tornado in storm chasing
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