Bypass

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Bypass may refer to:

  • Bypass (road), a road that avoids a built-up area (not to be confused with passing lane)
  • Flood bypass of a river

Science and technology

Medicine

  • Bypass surgery, a class of surgeries including for example:
    • Heart bypass
    • Gastric bypass
    • Cardiopulmonary bypass

Other

  • Bypass capacitor, used to bypass a power supply or other high impedance component
  • High bypass, a turbofan aircraft gas turbine engine
    • Bypass duct
    • Bypass ratio
  • Bleach bypass, an optical effect
  • Bypass switch, access port for an in-line active security appliance
  • Bypass (telecommunications)
  • Bypass valve

Other uses

  • The Bypass, a 2003 short silent Bollywood film
  • Railroad bypass, a new railroad line built to replace or supplement an existing route
  • By-pass Variegated, an architectural style

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Bypass
  • All pages with titles containing Bypass
  • Pass (disambiguation)
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