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This chapter describes the NSPR API for using interprocess communication
semaphores.
NSPR provides an interprocess communication mechanism using a counting
semaphore model similar to that which is provided in Unix and Windows
platforms.
.. note::
**Note:** See also `Named Shared Memory <Named_Shared_Memory>`__
- `IPC Semaphore Functions <#IPC_Semaphore_Functions>`__
.. _IPC_Semaphore_Functions:
IPC Semaphore Functions
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- :ref:`PR_OpenSemaphore`
- :ref:`PR_WaitSemaphore`
- :ref:`PR_PostSemaphore`
- :ref:`PR_CloseSemaphore`
- :ref:`PR_DeleteSemaphore`