Bypass may refer to:

Bypass (road), a road that avoids a built-up area (not to be confused with a passing lane) Flood bypass of a river

Science and technology Medicine Bypass surgery, a class of surgeries including for example: Heart bypass Gastric bypass Cardiopulmonary bypass

Other Bleach bypass, an optical effect produced by skipping a step when developing colour film Bypass capacitor, used to bypass a power supply or other high impedance component Bypass ratio in turbofan aircraft engines Bypass duct, whose size controls the bypass ratio Bypass switch, access port for an in-line active security appliance Bypass (telecommunications) Bypass tube Bypass turbojet Bypass valve A blowoff valve on a compressor A Diving rebreather#Oxygen feed options on a diving rebreather

Other uses Bypass (film), a 2014 British thriller film The Bypass, a 2003 short silent Bollywood film Railroad bypass, a new railroad line built to replace or supplement an existing route By-pass Variegated, an architectural style

See also

Pass (disambiguation) By (disambiguation) Byway (disambiguation)