Distribution is a similar process. It relies on ports and connec-
tions between ports (see "Tasks" on page 491) so that you can
transfer objects among processes.
Copying
Among the most basic programming tools needed to imple-
ment sharing is some ability to copy objects. Copying objects
(cloning them, in some terminologies) is not quite so simple as
you might ...
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