Asynchronous data transport

Programs that use asynchronous messaging transport need not establish connections or wait for messages (discrete units of data); each program sends and receives messages by interacting asynchronously with the messaging service. The messaging service provides guaranteed delivery, storing the message if the destination program is unavailable and retrying until it is available. Asynchronous messaging is a useful communication protocol when an immediate response is less important than reliable delivery.

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