IAC

IAC: Inter-application Communication
ICES: Initial Graphics Exchange Specifications
IDE: Integrated Device Electronics ...

The main IAC facility supported by MacOS is Apple Events, which is based on the services of the PPC Toolbox.

An IAC protocol developed by Microsoft for Windows-based applications. DDE allows one application to send messages to, and get information from, other applications in Windows.

IACInterapplication communication. The capability of one computer program to communicate with another program. With IAC, two (or more) programs can execute simultaneously, share data, and make requests of each other.

See also: Cover, Environment, Network, Section, Information