Short for remote procedure call, a type of protocol that allows a program on one computer to execute a program on a server computer. Using RPC, a system developer need not develop specific procedures for the server. The client program sends a message to the server with appropriate arguments and the server returns a message containing the results of the program executed.
Two newer object-oriented methods for programs to communicate with each other, CORBA and DCOM, provide the same types of capabilities as traditional RPCs.
IETF Remote Procedure Call Working Group Charter Describes the IETF Open Network Computing (ONC) Remote Procedure Call working group and provides contact and mailing list information, and links to Internet drafts and Request for Comments documents.
