Part of the Programming glossary: Interprocess communication (IPC) is a set of programming interface s that allow a programmer to coordinate activities among different program process es that can run concurrently in an operating system. This allows a program to handle many user requests at the same time.
There have been a number of explanations as to how the name Foster originated in England. The main line is that Foster is a contracted spelling of Forester, a term which described an official in charge of a forest.In the Middle Ages, the forests and woods were almost always owned or controlled by the lord of the manor.s in England, the name means forester or forest ranger. Forster may also have been an inhabitant of Forst, a town in the Rheinpfalz. For immigrants into America, the name has often been anglicized to Foster.
Foster Name Meaning. English: reduced form of Forster. English: nickname from Middle English foster âfoster parentâ (Old English fostre, a derivative of fostrian âto nourish or rearâ). Jewish: probably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, such as Forster. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names Â©2013, Oxford University Press