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named pipe

named pipe noun: an extension to the anonymous pipe concept on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

Noun

named pipe (plural named pipes)

  1. An extension to the anonymous pipe concept on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.

Forms of named pipe

pluralnamed pipes

Questions about named pipe

What does named pipe mean?
Named pipe means an extension to the anonymous pipe concept on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
What part of speech is named pipe?
Named pipe is a noun.
What is the plural of named pipe?
The plural of named pipe is named pipes.

Words near named pipe in the dictionary

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