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anonymous pipe

transient computing pipe constructed as part of a shell pipeline
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anonymous pipe

Summary

anonymous pipe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • anonymous pipe is a type of shell pipeline[2].
  • anonymous pipe is part of shell pipeline[3].
  • anonymous pipe is the opposite of named pipe[4].
  • anonymous pipe's different from is recorded as named pipe[5].

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Definition and Type

anonymous pipe is a type of shell pipeline[2]. It is the opposite of named pipe[4].

Use and Application

anonymous pipe is part of shell pipeline[3].

Why It Matters

anonymous pipe ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). anonymous pipe. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/anonymous-pipe
MLA “anonymous pipe.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/anonymous-pipe.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_anonymous-pipe_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{anonymous pipe}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/anonymous-pipe}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → named pipe
    Part of → shell pipeline
    Subclass of → shell pipeline
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q1196672]], fix redirect [[Q135005234]] → [[Q1196672]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/66922fb03213|details]])"
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