Bypass may refer to:
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Bypass (road), a road that avoids a built-up area (not to be confused with passing lane)
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Flood bypass of a river
Science and technology
Medicine
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Bypass surgery, a class of surgeries including for example:
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Heart bypass
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Gastric bypass
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Cardiopulmonary bypass
Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a technique in which a machine temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery, maintaining the circulation of blood and oxygen to the body. The CPB pump itself is often referred to as a ...
Other
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Bypass capacitor, used to bypass a power supply or other high impedance component
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High bypass, a turbofan aircraft gas turbine engine
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Bypass duct
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Bypass ratio
The bypass ratio (BPR) of a turbofan engine is the ratio between the mass flow rate of the bypass stream to the mass flow rate entering the core. A 10:1 bypass ratio, for example, means that 10 kg of air passes through the bypass duct for ev ...
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Bleach bypass, an optical effect
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Bypass (telecommunications)
* Bypass valve
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blowoff valve on a compressor
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manual gas addition valve on a rebreather
Other uses
* ''
The Bypass'', a 2003 short silent Bollywood film
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Railroad bypass, a new railroad line built to replace or supplement an existing route
See also
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Pass (disambiguation)
Pass, PASS, The Pass or Passed may refer to:
Places
* Pass, County Meath, a townland in Ireland
* Pass, Poland, a village in Poland
* Pass, an alternate term for a number of straits: see List of straits
*Mountain pass, a lower place in a moun ...
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