message passing

US: /ˈmɛsɪdʒ ˈpæsɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of message passing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

computer science

TECH.

method where separate programs communicate by sending and receiving data units

TECH.

The system uses message passing to coordinate work between distributed services.

communication

TECH.

process of sending information between different people groups or devices

TECH.

Efficient message passing is vital during emergencies in large organizations.

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Expressions with message

mixed message

communication that is contradictory or unclear

She received a mixed message about the meeting time.

get a message across

successfully communicate information to others

She struggled to get a message across to the students.

get the message

receive a communication

Did you get the message I sent yesterday?

go off message

say something different from the planned or agreed message

The candidate went off message during the interview.

message in a bottle

way to send a message without knowing the recipient

Sending an email to the wrong address is like a message in a bottle.

medium is the message

exp.

the way information is delivered shapes its meaning

In media studies, medium is the message is a key concept.

Expressions with passing

in passing

adv.

mentioning something briefly while doing something else

She mentioned the news in passing during our chat.

buck passing

act of shifting responsibility to someone else

The manager's buck passing frustrated the entire team.

baton passing

transfer of responsibility or leadership to another person

The baton passing marked the new CEO's first day.

passing fancy

short-lived enthusiasm or desire

Her interest in knitting was merely a passing fancy.

be only passing through

stay in a place briefly without settling

I'm only passing through this town for the night.

just passing through

adv.

moving through a place without stopping

We are just passing through the city on our way home.

discussed in passing

adj.

touched upon without deep exploration

The issue was discussed in passing in the report.

ship passing in the night

person or thing briefly encountered with little connection

We were just ships passing in the night.

passing of the baton

act of handing over a baton in a relay race

The passing of the baton was smooth during the race.

ships passing in the night

brief meeting with no lasting connection or interaction

They were like ships passing in the night, never to meet again.

Examples of message passing in a sentence

This framework simplifies message passing between concurrent threads.
The protocol was redesigned to speed up message passing between servers.
Students simulated message passing in a distributed computing exercise.

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French:passage de messages, acheminement de messages, ...
German:Nachrichtenübermittlung, Nachrichtenweitergabe, ...
Italian:passaggio di messaggi, trasmissione di messaggi, ...
Spanish:paso de mensajes, transmisión de mensajes, ...
Portuguese:passagem de mensagens, transmissão de mensagens, ...
Chinese:消息传递, 报文传输, ...
Japanese:メッセージパッシング, メッセージ送受信, ...
Arabic:تَمْرِيرُ الرَّسَائِلِ, تَبَادُل ٱلرَّسَائِل, ...
Hebrew:מְסִירַת הוֹדָעוֹת, ...
Russian:обмен сообщениями, рассылка сообщений, ...
Ukrainian:передавання повідомлень, надсилання повідомлень, ...
Hindi:मैसेज पासिंग, संदेश आदान-प्रदान, ...
Bengali:মেসেজ পাসিং, বার্তা বিনিময়, ...
Catalan:pas de missatges, enviament de missatges, ...
Czech:předávání zpráv, přenos zpráv, ...
Danish:beskedoverførsel, beskedformidling, ...
Dutch:berichtoverdracht, communicatie van berichten, ...
Greek:ανταλλαγή μηνυμάτων, διακίνηση μηνυμάτων, ...
Hungarian:üzenetküldés, üzenetátvitel, ...
Khmer:វិធីសាស្ត្រដែលកម្មវិធីដាច់ដោយឡែកផ្ញើ និងទទួលឯកតាទិន្នន័យដើម្បីទាក់ទងគ្នា, ការបញ្ជូនសារ, ...
Korean:메시지 패싱, 메시지 교환, ...
Persian:ارسال پیام, رد و بدل پیام, ...
Polish:przekazywanie komunikatów, wymiana wiadomości, ...
Portuguese (BR):passagem de mensagens, envio de mensagens, ...
Romanian:transmitere de mesaje, transfer de mesaje, ...
Swedish:meddelandeöverföring, meddelandeförmedling, ...
Thai:การส่งข้อความ, กระบวนการส่งข้อความ, ...
Turkish:mesaj geçişi, mesaj iletimi, ...
Vietnamese:truyền thông điệp, trao đổi thông tin, ...

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