The purpose of a pipeline in computational architecture is to improve the efficiency of processing data or instructions by breaking them down into smaller tasks that can be executed in parallel. This allows multiple stages of processing to occur simultaneously, resulting in faster overall processing times. The pipeline is divided into separate stages, with each stage performing a specific task on the data or instructions that have been passed to it. This approach is used in various types of processors, including CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs, to increase their performance and power efficiency.
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