Named pipe

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Inter-process communication mechanism
gptkbp:accessibleBy Multiple processes
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:FIFO
gptkbp:appearance Special file
gptkbp:contrastsWith Anonymous pipe
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:mkfifo_command_(Unix)
gptkb:CreateNamedPipe_function_(Windows)
gptkbp:enables Communication between processes
gptkbp:hasPermissionModel File system permissions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Named pipe
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Version_7_Unix
gptkbp:persists In the file system
gptkbp:recognizedBy Name in file system
gptkbp:requires Synchronization between processes
gptkbp:supports Bidirectional communication (Windows)
Unidirectional communication
gptkbp:supportsFormat FIFO special file
gptkbp:usedFor Data transfer between unrelated processes
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Microsoft_Windows
Unix-like operating systems
Client-server applications
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Unix_pipe
gptkb:Unix_Domain_Socket
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7