named pipe
computing pipe which is accessible as a filesystem object
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named pipe
Summary
named pipe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- named pipe is a type of file system object[2].
- named pipe is a type of shell pipeline[3].
- named pipe is part of GNU Core Utilities[4].
- named pipe is the opposite of anonymous pipe[5].
- named pipe's media type is recorded as inode/fifo[6].
- named pipe's different from is recorded as anonymous pipe[7].
- named pipe's different from is recorded as Unix domain socket[8].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include file system object[2] and shell pipeline[3]. named pipe is the opposite of anonymous pipe[5].
Use and Application
named pipe is part of GNU Core Utilities[4].
Why It Matters
named pipe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]