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Please note sizes 1/2" through 12" pipe are known by their nominal inside diameter, which differs from their actual inside diameter. To distinguish pipe sizes from actual measured diameters as used for tube, the terms iron pipe size (IPS) or nominal pipe size (NPS) are usually used. For all pipe sizes, the outside diameter (O.D.) remains constant; the variations in wall thickness affect the inside diameter (I.D.).