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Anonymous Pipes

An anonymous pipe is an unnamed, one-way pipe that typically transfers data between a parent process and a child process. Anonymous pipes are always local; they cannot be used for communication over a network.

For more information, see the following topics:

Anonymous Pipe Operations
Pipe Handle Inheritance
Anonymous Pipe Security and Access Rights

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