pipeline leaks
Pipe system failures
Pipeline leaks are unintended releases of contents from pipelines—typically oil, gas, or water escaping through cracks, corrosion, or faulty joints.
The term applies both to actual physical events and to information security, where sensitive data escapes through unauthorized channels before official release: The studio scrambled to contain pipeline leaks of the unreleased film.
In software development, a pipeline leak refers to data or resources lost during automated processing stages.
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- oil spillPetroleum released into water
- spillAccidental liquid release
- environmental disasterSevere damage to nature
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
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