"interprocess communication" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: interprocess communications [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} interprocess communication (usually uncountable, plural interprocess communications)
  1. (computing) A set of techniques for the exchange of data among two or more threads in one or more processes. Wikipedia link: inter-process communication Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: IPC, inter-process communication Translations (Translations): Interprozesskommunikation [feminine] (German), διαδιεργασιακή επικοινωνία (diadiergasiakí epikoinonía) [feminine] (Greek), mesajlaşma sistemi (Turkish)

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