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A very simple, yet powerful architecture, that is also very robust. It consists of any number of components (filters) that transform or filter data, before passing it on via connectors (pipes) to other components. The filters are all working at the same time. The architecture is often used as a simple sequence, but it may also be used for very complex structures.


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The filter transforms or filters the data it receives via the pipes with which it is connected. A filter can have any number of input pipes and any number of output pipes.

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