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One of its distinctive features is the inclusion of syntactic symbols, so it is easy to express program structure and complex data types using only the built-in constructs.
One of its distinctive features is the inclusion of syntactic symbols, so it is easy to express program structure and complex data types using only the built-in constructs.


The name of the calculus refers to the ''pipe'' operator of Unix shells, and also alliterates with π-calculus, a popular process calculus, however they are not closely related.
The name of the calculus refers to the ''pipe'' operator of Unix shells, and also alliterates with [[wikipedia:pi-calculus|π-calculus]], a popular process calculus, however they are not closely related.


Pure pipe-calculus is untyped. Construction of a [[ideas_for_a_type_system|type system]] is in the exploration phase, placing the focus on well-typed communication of programs.
Pure pipe-calculus is untyped. Construction of a [[ideas_for_a_type_system|type system]] is in the exploration phase, placing the focus on well-typed communication of programs.
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