STORE AND FORWARD
\stˈɔːɹ and fˈɔːwəd], \stˈɔːɹ and fˈɔːwəd], \s_t_ˈɔː_ɹ a_n_d f_ˈɔː_w_ə_d]\
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(Or "message switching") A kind of messagepassing system where a complete message is received beforeany of it is passed on to the next node. This means that eachmessage is using at most one interprocessor link at any timebut intermediate nodes will require more storage buffers thanunder the alternative, wormhole routing.E-mail transmission is an example of store and forwardmessage passing.
By Denis Howe
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Snake's-head
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