Windows Messaging
<messaging> {Microsoft}'s {Internet} {electronic mail}
application, formerly called {Microsoft Exchange}.
(1998-07-05)
windows messaging
<messaging> An {inter-process communication} facility usually
provided by vendors of {graphical user interfaces} for
{concurrent} {operating systems}, such as {Microsoft}, The {X
Consortium} and {Apple}.
The system software translates hardware {interrupts} from
various input devices into messages according to the current
input context (e.g. the active {window} of the frontmost
{application}). Each message is a short piece of information.
A message's format depends on its type, which is usually
encoded in its first field. The message is sent to the
{client} application using some communication {protocol}
(e.g. {shared memory}, internal {socket}, network socket).
The client application dispatches the message and performs any
actions required. The messages can also be sent by client
applications. This provides convenient and flexible
inter-process communication.
(1998-07-06)