There's a lot of layperson-unfriendly words in there! Iterating on that:

"A feature that allows multiple programs on the same device to communicate without the need for an internet connection"

thewebguyd 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Some concepts just can't (or shouldn't) be broken down to the level of lay person friendly though. There are just some technical concepts that have a complexity floor that if you drop below you are no longer explaining the actual concept but a fantasy.

For a judge trying to rule on a technical case, a poor layperson analogy and lead to a confidently wrong legal conclusion that has serious negative consequences. Thats why court appointed neutral experts are important.

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d1sxeyes 6 hours ago | parent [-]

A way for computer programs to talk to each other on the same device as though they were running on different devices connected over a network.

I agree with you by the way, I just don’t think this is one of those cases.

	▲	ryandrake 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Computer talky no pluggy

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FergusArgyll 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

a pty fits that definition though