Inter-process Communication
MECHANISMS AN OPERATING SYSTEM PROVIDES TO ALLOW THE PROCESSES TO MANAGE SHARED DATA
Interprocess communication; Interprocess Communication; Interapplication communication; Inter-application connection; Inter-Process Communication; Inter-thread communication; Inter-application communication; Inter Process Communication; Messaging system; Inter-process Communication; Inter process communication; Message Bus (Mbus); Message Bus (RFC 3259); Mbus (RFC 3259); Mbus (message bus)
<
programming, operating system> (IPC) Exchange of data between
one
process and another, either within the same computer or
over a
network. It implies a
protocol that guarantees a
response to a request. Examples are
Unix sockets, {RISC
OS}'s messages,
OS/2's
Named Pipes,
Microsoft Windows'
DDE,
Novell's
SPX and
Macintosh's IAC.
Although IPC is performed automatically by programs, an
analogous function can be performed interactively when users
cut and paste data from one process to another using a
clipboard.
(1995-12-14)