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stovepipe
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stovepipe
a pipe that serves as a flue to a stove

stovepipe [′stōv‚pīp]
(engineering)
Large-diameter pipe made of sheet steel.

stovepipe
A metal pipe for conducting smoke, gases, etc., from a stove to a chimney flue.


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We must avoid stovepiping by effectively cross-flowing officers between the different commands, thus ensuring that our combat troops spend time in the support fields so they understand their pain.
The IT infrastructure is much less complex now, and stovepiping of data, technology, and systems has been eliminated.
For example, this model assumes that the lower level participants in the process remain engaged, informed, and responsive, and it assumes away the stovepiping of information typical within most agencies, as well as the frequent turnover and absences of agency representatives from the working groups that occur for all manner of reasons.
 
 
 
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