[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

streams
     
         a collection of system calls, kernel
        resources, and kernel utility routines that can create, use,
        and dismantle a stream.  a "stream head" provides the
        interface between the stream and the user processes.  its
        principal function is to process streams-related user system
        calls.  a "stream module" processes data that travel bewteen
        the stream head and driver.  the "stream end" provides the
        services of an external input/output device or an internal
        software driver.  the internal software driver is commonly
        called a pseudo-device driver.
     
        the streams concept has been formalised in unix system v.
        for example, svr4 implements sockets and pipes using
        streams, resulting in pipe2 openning bidirectional pipes.
     
        ibm aix 3.2 communication programming concepts, sc23-2206-03.
     
        1999-06-29
     
     
see also:
system calls kernel stream pseudo-device unix system v 
svr4 sockets pipes 

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