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A [[live ref]] is an [[eventual ref]] into another [[vat]] that isn't a [[SturdyRef]]. Live refs last only as long as the two vats are running and in communication; they become [[broken ref]]s afterward.
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A [[live ref]] is an [[eventual ref]] into another [[vat]] — a reference to a [[remote object]]. Live refs last only as long as the two vats are running and in communication; they become [[broken ref]]s afterward.
All live refs arrive either by being passed over another live ref ([[argument]] or [[return value|return]]) or as the result of [[SturdyRef#getRcvr/0| dereferencing a SturdyRef]].
All live refs arrive either by being passed over another live ref ([[argument]] or [[return value|return]]) or as the result of [[SturdyRef#getRcvr/0| dereferencing a SturdyRef]].
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References to remote objects are either live refs, [[SturdyRef]]s, or not part of [[Pluribus]].
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 11 October 2008

A live ref is an eventual ref into another vat — a reference to a remote object. Live refs last only as long as the two vats are running and in communication; they become broken refs afterward.

All live refs arrive either by being passed over another live ref (argument or return) or as the result of dereferencing a SturdyRef.

References to remote objects are either live refs, SturdyRefs, or not part of Pluribus.

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