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bypass

In communications, to avoid the local telephone company by using satellites and microwave systems.

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bypass

1. a main road built to avoid a city or other congested area

2. any system of pipes or conduits for redirecting the flow of a liquid

3. a means of redirecting the flow of a substance around an appliance through which it would otherwise pass

4. Surgery

a. the redirection of blood flow, either to avoid a diseased blood vessel or in order to perform heart surgery

b. (as modifier): bypass surgery

5. Electronics

a. an electrical circuit, esp one containing a capacitor, connected in parallel around one or more components, providing an alternative path for certain frequencies

b. (as modifier): a bypass capacitor