Stovepipe
Encyclopedia
A stovepipe is the chimney of a coal- or wood-burning stove
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Stovepipe may also refer to:
Stove
A stove is an enclosed heated space. The term is commonly taken to mean an enclosed space in which fuel is burned to provide heating, either to heat the space in which the stove is situated or to heat the stove itself, and items placed on it...
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Stovepipe may also refer to:
Clothing
- Stovepipe hat, tall top hatTop hatA top hat, beaver hat, high hat silk hat, cylinder hat, chimney pot hat or stove pipe hat is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat, predominantly worn from the latter part of the 18th to the middle of the 20th century...
with a consistent width - Stovepipe pants, style of slim-fit pants also known as drainpipes
Computing and information theory
- Stovepipe (organisation)Stovepipe (organisation)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 are, or...
, where the structure of the organization restricts flow of information through rigid lines of control - Stovepipe systemStovepipe systemIn engineering and computing, a stovepipe system is a system that is an assemblage of inter-related elements that are so tightly bound together that the individual elements cannot be differentiated, upgraded or refactored. The stovepipe system must be maintained until it can be entirely replaced by...
, the informal name given to a category of criticisms applied to assemblages of technology, sometimes also referred to as stovepiping - StovepipingStovepipingStovepiping is a metaphorical term which recalls a stovepipe's function as an isolated vertical conduit, and has been used, in the context of intelligence, to describe several ways in which raw intelligence information may be presented without proper context...
, the use of improper channels to pass unvetted information to policy-makers - In load balancing (computing)Load balancing (computing)Load balancing is a computer networking methodology to distribute workload across multiple computers or a computer cluster, network links, central processing units, disk drives, or other resources, to achieve optimal resource utilization, maximize throughput, minimize response time, and avoid...
, a stovepipe may refer to a method of enterprise design
Geography
- Stovepipe Wells, a small way-station in the northern part of Death Valley, in unincorporated Inyo County, California
- Stovepipe Wells AirportStovepipe Wells AirportStovepipe Wells Airport is a public airport located one mile west of Death Valley National Park, serving Inyo County, California, USA. The airport covers 10 acres and has one runway.- External links :...
, a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) west of Death Valley National Park, serving Inyo County, California, USA
People
- Adam R. "Stovepipe" Johnson (1834–1922), American Civil War colonel
- Daddy StovepipeDaddy StovepipeJohnny Watson was an African American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his recordings under the name Daddy Stovepipe. Watson also recorded as Jimmy Watson, Sunny Jim and Rev. Alfred Pitts...
(1867–1963), African-American blues singer
Other uses
- Stovepipe, firearm malfunctionFirearm malfunctionA firearm malfunction is the partial or complete failure of a firearm to operate as intended. Malfunctions range from temporary and relatively safe situations, such as a casing that didn't eject, to potentially dangerous occurrences that may permanently damage the gun and cause injury or death...
in shooting - Stovepipe, to describe the shape of a tornado in storm chasingStorm chasingStorm chasing is broadly defined as the pursuit of any severe weather condition, regardless of motive, which can be curiosity, adventure, scientific exploration or for news professions/media coverage....