remote procedure calls

A form of remote procedure call — A technology that allows a computer program to cause a subroutine or procedure to execute in another address space, commonly on another computer on a shared network, without the programmer explicitly coding the details for this remote interaction.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of remote procedure call
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