===== Message Queue (MQ) =====
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**Message Queue** (MQ) is a software engineering component used for communication between processes or between threads within the same process. Message queues provide an asynchronous communication [[ddsf:public:guidebook:06_append:glossary:p:protocol|protocol]] in which the sender and receiver of messages don't need to interact at the same time - messages are held in queue until the recipient retrieves them.

Message queues are used within operating systems or applications as a way for programs to communicate with one another. They may also be used to pass messages between computer systems.

Source: [[https://www.techopedia.com/definition/25971/message-queue| Message Queue (Techopedia) ]]


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