#bypass

• Bypass — An artificial conduit, vascular graft, or diversion branch installed to bypass a narrowed, blocked, or damaged section of a blood vessel or an industrial pipe system; a bypass. In surgery, the procedure restores blood flow to the heart or vital organs using a vein or artery graft harvested from the patient, whereas in engineering it represents an alternative safety circuit for fluids or electrical current.
• To bypass — To bypass a blocked, damaged, or non-functional portion of a vascular, hydraulic, or electronic circuit by installing an alternative route. Broadly and colloquially, the term describes the act of avoiding a formal procedure, bureaucratic barrier, rule, or security system to achieve a faster result.
• Bypassing — The act of bypassing and its result; the technical or surgical process of circumventing a blocked, narrowed, or faulty section within a fluid, electrical, or vascular circuit. Figuratively, the term describes the conscious elusion or avoidance of a rule, administrative protocol, or mandatory workflow step.
• Bypassed — That has been bypassed, rerouted, or sidelined through the installation of an alternative circuit or artificial graft. In computing or administrative contexts, it describes an element, filter, rule, or network node that was voluntarily disabled or ignored to ensure flow continuity.