DDK Glossary - N


 * named pipe:A named buffer that provides client-to-server, server-to-client or duplex communication between unrelated processes. Contrast with unnamed pipe.
 * notification callout:The feature that provides for a routine to be called on completion of an input/output request. See also notification routine.
 * notification routine:The routine indicated in an input/output request block to be called on completion of that request. See also notification callout.
 * null-terminated string:A string of (n+1) characters where the (n+1)th character is the "null" character (X'00') and is used to represent a n-character string with implicit length. Also called a "zero-terminated" string or an "ASCIIZ" string.