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remote procedure call

remote procedure call noun: 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.

Noun

remote procedure call (countable and uncountable, plural remote procedure calls)

  1. 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.

Synonyms of remote procedure call

Forms of remote procedure call

pluralremote procedure calls

Questions about remote procedure call

What does remote procedure call mean?
Remote procedure call means 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.
What part of speech is remote procedure call?
Remote procedure call is a noun.
What is the plural of remote procedure call?
The plural of remote procedure call is remote procedure calls.

Words near remote procedure call in the dictionary

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