piped-inadj.

Brit.

/ˌpʌɪptˈɪn/, U.S.

/ˈˌpaɪptˈˌɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piped adj.¹, in adv.

Etymology: < piped adj.¹ + in adv.

1. Of water, gas, etc.: supplied through pipes. Cf. piped adj.¹ 4a.

ΚΠ

1936 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 8 May 3/1 A plain five-room house with..pig-house, poultry coop, small barn, and piped-in water.

1961 Lancet 9 Sept. 591/1 Piped-in oxygen prevents noise from clanking cylinders.

1986 D. Koontz Strangers ii. v. 419 The susurration of the piped-in air coming though the wall vents.

2. Of music, television programmes, etc.: received by wire or cable, esp. through a closed-circuit system, rather than from broadcast signals. Cf. piped adj.¹ 4b.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > [adjective] > systems or methods

syndicated1693

wired1893

rediffused1931

piped1937

piped-in1951

networked1962

satellite-to-home1965

1951 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 16 582/2 The worker can devote his interest to a pleasant social life or a piped-in cultural program.

1977 Rolling Stone 19 May 15/5 It dawns on him what's been playing on the restaurant's piped-in music system.

2002 Financial Times (U.S. ed.) (Nexis) 9 May (Observer section) 13 There was only room for 40 in the court—and the long-billed overflow room, complete with piped-in television coverage, was not ready.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piped-in
释义	piped-inadj. Brit. /ˌpʌɪptˈɪn/, U.S. /ˈˌpaɪptˈˌɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: piped adj.¹, in adv. Etymology: < piped adj.¹ + in adv. 1. Of water, gas, etc.: supplied through pipes. Cf. piped adj.¹ 4a. ΚΠ 1936 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 8 May 3/1 A plain five-room house with..pig-house, poultry coop, small barn, and piped-in water. 1961 Lancet 9 Sept. 591/1 Piped-in oxygen prevents noise from clanking cylinders. 1986 D. Koontz Strangers ii. v. 419 The susurration of the piped-in air coming though the wall vents. 2. Of music, television programmes, etc.: received by wire or cable, esp. through a closed-circuit system, rather than from broadcast signals. Cf. piped adj.¹ 4b. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > [adjective] > systems or methods syndicated1693 wired1893 rediffused1931 piped1937 piped-in1951 networked1962 satellite-to-home1965 1951 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 16 582/2 The worker can devote his interest to a pleasant social life or a piped-in cultural program. 1977 Rolling Stone 19 May 15/5 It dawns on him what's been playing on the restaurant's piped-in music system. 2002 Financial Times (U.S. ed.) (Nexis) 9 May (Observer section) 13 There was only room for 40 in the court—and the long-billed overflow room, complete with piped-in television coverage, was not ready. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1936
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