<operating system> A Unix pipe with a filename created
using the "mknod" command. Named pipes allow unrelated
processes to communicate with each other whereas the normal
(un-named) kind can only be used by processes which are parent
and child or siblings (forked from the same parent).
(1996-12-01)
Nearby terms:
NAK « name capture « named « named pipe » name resolution » name service switching » namespace
