Bypass

Bypass may refer to:


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

Medicine

 * Bypass surgery, a class of surgeries including for example:
 * Heart bypass
 * Gastric bypass
 * Cardiopulmonary bypass

Other

 * Bypass capacitor, used to bypass a power supply or other high impedance component
 * High bypass, a turbofan aircraft gas turbine engine
 * Bypass duct
 * Bypass ratio
 * Bleach bypass, an optical effect
 * Bypass switch, access port for an in-line active security appliance
 * Bypass (telecommunications)
 * Bypass valve
 * A blowoff valve on a compressor
 * A manual gas addition valve on a rebreather

Other uses

 * 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