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Is a general
method used for interprocess
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communication
(IPC)
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for processes
inside the same computer
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for processes in
a distributed system
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Yet another
mean to provide process
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synchronization
and mutual exclusion
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We have at
least two primitives:
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send(destination,
message)
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received(source,
message)
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In both
cases, the process may or may not
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be blocked
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