N
named pipe -
A
named buffer that provides client-to-server, server-to-client or duplex
communication between unrelated processes. Contrast with unnamed pipe.
notification
callout -
The feature that provides for a routine
to be called on completion of an input/output request. See also notification
routine.
notification routine -
The
routine indicated in an input/output request block to be called on completion
of that request. See also notification callout.
null-terminated
string -
A string of (n+1) characters where the
(n+1)th character is the "null" character (X'00') and is used to represent
an n-character string with implicit length. Also called a "zero-terminated"
string or an "ASCIIZ". string.
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