"remote procedure call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: remote procedure calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} remote procedure call (countable and uncountable, plural remote procedure calls)
  1. (computing) A technology that allows a computer program to cause a subroutine or procedure to execute in another address space, commonly on another computer on a shared network, without the programmer explicitly coding the details for this remote interaction. Wikipedia link: remote procedure call Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: remote method invocation Translations (software technology): vzdálené volání procedur [neuter] (Czech)

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Alternative forms

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