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===libthread channels===

The [[Multithreading (computer architecture)|Multithreadingmultithreading]] library, [[libthread]], which was first created for the operating system [[Plan 9 from Bell Labs|Plan 9]], offers inter-thread communication based on fixed-size channels.

===OCaml events===

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=== Rust ===

[[Rust (programming language)|Rust]] provides asynchronous channels for communication between threads. Channels allow a unidirectional flow of information between two end-points: the <code>Sender</code> and the <code>Receiver</code>.<ref>{{cite web |title=Channels - Rust By Example |url=https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/std_misc/channels.html |website=doc.rust-lang.org |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

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use std::sync::mpsc;

use std::thread;

fn main() {

let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel();

thread::spawn(move || {

tx.send(123).unwrap();

});

let result = rx.recv();

println!("{:?}", result);

}

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