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   1 \chapter{Optional Operating System Services}
   2
   3 The modules described in this chapter provide interfaces to operating
   4 system features that are available on selected operating systems only.
   5 The interfaces are generally modelled after the \UNIX{} or C
   6 interfaces but they are available on some other systems as well
   7 (e.g. Windows or NT).  Here's an overview:
   8
   9 \begin{description}
  10
  11 \item[signal]
  12 --- Set handlers for asynchronous events.
  13
  14 \item[socket]
  15 --- Low-level networking interface.
  16
  17 \item[select]
  18 --- Wait for I/O completion on multiple streams.
  19
  20 \item[thread]
  21 --- Create multiple threads of control within one namespace.
  22
  23 \end{description}