From 2b37a9fc3529db3cf82f2925b254734349f57df2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MutoShack Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:28:02 +0100 Subject: Add basic description of IPC --- ipc.mdwn | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/ipc.mdwn b/ipc.mdwn index 022e0bc4..54244f24 100644 --- a/ipc.mdwn +++ b/ipc.mdwn @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ License|/fdl]]."]]"""]] *IPC* stands for *inter-process communication*. +Inter-process communication refers to the mechanisms, provided by the operating system, that allow allow processes to manage shared data. + On [[Unix]], inter-process communication can be achieved using pipes. This is inefficient for large amounts of data as the data must be copied. This is generally not a problem as most services are -- cgit v1.2.3