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The Message Passing Model

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In the message passing model, separate processes communicate only by sending messages, never by sharing memory — each task computing on its own local memory, on one machine or many.

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Field offices with private files coordinate entirely by mail and still close the books.

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No shared memory means no shared-memory bugs, at postage cost.

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