Unix ___domain socket: Difference between revisions

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{{shortShort description|Communications endpoint for exchanging data between processes executing in the same operating system}}
A '''Unix ___domain socket''' ('''UDS'''), a.k.a. '''local socket''', a.k.a. '''[[inter-process communication]] (IPC) socket''', is a [[communication endpoint]] for exchanging data between processes executing in the same [[Unix]] or [[Unix-like]] operating system.