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named pipe

a named object that provides client-to-server, server-to-client, or duplex communication between unrelated processes. You can use named pipes to establish communication between Windows applications, including multiple SAS sessions. See also pipe.

native engine

an engine that accesses types of SAS files that are created and processed only by SAS. See also engine, interface engine.

network

an interconnected group of computers.

NT file system ( NTFS )

an advanced system for organizing directories and files. NTFS supports long filenames, full security access control, file system recovery, and extremely large storage media.

NTFS

See NT file system (NTFS).