messagepassing
nounUK /ˈmɛsɪdʒˌpɑːsɪŋ/
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒˌpæsɪŋ/
Messagepassing is when computer programs send little notes to each other to share information.
The chat app uses messagepassing so your friend's text appears on your screen.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computer science, a way for separate processes to communicate by sending data to one another.
The two processes coordinate through messagepassing instead of sharing memory.
3. A style of building software where parts talk by sending messages rather than calling each other directly.
The microservices architecture relies on messagepassing between services.
4. The act of sending a note or signal from one person or device to another.
The old telegraph system was an early form of messagepassing.