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  • adjective computing Between processes.

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inter- +‎ process

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Examples

  • The code uses a technique called "dynamic tainting analysis," essentially labeling ( "tainting") specific sensitive data, and then tracking the propagation of that data through files, programs and interprocess messages.

    Many Android apps leak user privacy data John Cox 2010

  • The Linux version uses D-Bus for interprocess communication, and will provide Firefox integration.

    - Boing Boing 2006

  • With electric technology, the new kinds of instant interdependence and interprocess that take over production also enter the market and social organizations.

    Boing Boing Mark Frauenfelder 2011

  • Although it had some highly compelling technical characteristics-including a sophisticated network-transparent interprocess communication mechanism-the platform never gained serious acceptance outside of research and academic circles.

    Ars Technica Ryan Paul 2011

  • If there's code you need to reuse a lot in more than one app, wouldnt 'it be better just to put it into a shared library/framework instead of spawning another process and having to deal w/the overhead of interprocess communications?

    MacUpdate - Mac OS X 2010

  • Uses an mmap'ed file to act as a shared memory interprocess cache

    search.cpan.org Rob Mueller 2010

  • · The interprocess communication can be done using TCP/IP.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

  • Uses an mmap'ed file to act as a shared memory interprocess cache

    search.cpan.org Rob Mueller 2010

  • You can use memory-mapped files to edit very large files and to create shared memory for interprocess communication.

    Tweakers.net Mixed RSS Feed Japke Rosink 2010

  • · The interprocess communication can be done using TCP/IP.

    Softpedia - Windows - All Softpedia Windows 2010

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