metachannel
Definitions
A transmission channel used for event notifications rather than actual data.
Examples
“Bayeux contains three types of channels: metachannels, service, and normal channels. Metachannels are created by the Bayeux server. Metachannels give⟳ information about events, such as handshake errors, connection, disconnection, and reconnection.”
“The cipher_ID and digest_ID are the OpenSSL cipher and digest types—Blowfish and SHA1 by default—that this node will use⟳ for the data channel and also to encrypt the metachannel.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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