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Signal (IPC)
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Form of inter-process communication in computer systems
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Signals are standardized messages sent to a running program to trigger specific behavior, such as quitting or error handling. They are a limited form of inter-process communication (IPC), typically used in Unix, Unix-like, and other POSIX-compliant operating systems.

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Information
Message
Event (computing)
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