named pipe
<operating system> A Unix pipe with a filename created using the "mknod"
command. Named pipes allow unrelated processes to communicate with each other
whereas the normal (un-named) kind can only be used by processes which are
parent and child or siblings (forked from the same parent).
(1996-12-01)
Nearby terms:
NAK « name capture « named « named pipe »
name resolution » name service switching » namespace
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