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Named pipe

In computing, a named pipe (also known as a FIFO for its behavior) is an extension to the traditional pipe concept on Unix and Unix-like systems, and is one of the methods of inter-process communication (IPC). The concept is also found in OS/2 and Microsoft Windows, although the semantics differ substantially. A traditional pipe is "unnamed" and lasts…

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Named pipe

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples20
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Named pipe

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related to In Windows · 11
Named pipe → Also, Anonymous, Every, Named, NPFS, PowerShell, ReadFile, Unix, Unlike Unix, Win32 SDK, WriteFileandCloseHandleopen
related to External links · 5
Named pipe → Introduction, Linux Documentation Project, Linux Interprocess Communications, Linux Journal, Named Pipes
related to In Unix · 3
Named pipe → For, Instead, It
see also · 1
Named pipe → Anonymous

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named pipe pipes also unix file ipc windows microsoft one used process data like unlike communication traditional concept long filesystem

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Named piperelated to External linksLinux Interprocess Communications0.60section
Named piperelated to External linksNamed Pipes0.60section
Named piperelated to External linksLinux Documentation Project0.60section
Named piperelated to External linksIntroduction0.60section
Named piperelated to External linksLinux Journal0.60section
Named piperelated to In UnixInstead0.60section
Named piperelated to In UnixIt0.60section
Named piperelated to In UnixFor0.60section
Named piperelated to In WindowsWin32 SDK0.60section
Named piperelated to In WindowsReadFile0.60section
Named piperelated to In WindowsWriteFileandCloseHandleopen0.60section
Named piperelated to In WindowsUnlike Unix0.60section

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