Sendfile

In computing, sendfile is a command which can be found in a number of contexts relating to data transmission:

Sendfile (Unix), a push-based asynchronous file transfer, regardless of whether local or remote, using the Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), an Internet protocol bound to TCP port 487{{cite web|url= http://fex.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/saft/index.html |title= SAFT / sendfile |author= Ulli Horlacher |date= 2008-05-01 |publisher= |location= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 2010-04-28 }}
Sendfile (IBM VM), a command to transfer a file asynchronously from one VM/CMS user to another, regardless of whether local or remote
Sendfile (system call), a system call.{{man|2|sendfile|Linux|transfer data between file descriptors}}{{man|2|sendfile|FreeBSD|send a file to a socket}}
As a command within an Instant messaging application.

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