Definitions for "Stovepipe"
A type of slim-cut straight legged pants that are characterized by the absence of any sort of front seam or crease.
A straight slim-cut pant leg which is seamless and creaseless.
a common firearm malfunction
Failure of a spent case to completely eject from a semi-automatic firearm. This malfunction is called a stovepipe because the case usually stands on end while lodged in the ejection port, thus resembling a stovepipe sticking up out of a roof.
Pipe made of sheet iron in length and angular or curved pieces fitting together, -- used to connect a portable stove with a chimney flue.
chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
A stovepipe system cannot easily integrate with any other system. This means we have multiple versions of the same data, violating the idea of a single version of the truth. See silo and islands of automation
A Stovepipe organisation is one where the structure of the organisation largely or entirely restricts the flow of information within the organisation to up-down through lines of control but inhibits or prevents cross organisational communication. Many traditional, large, organisations (especially governmental or transnational) are or risk falling into a stovepipe pattern. Intelligence organisations may deliberately adopt a stovepipe pattern so that a breach or compromise in one area cannot easily spread to others.