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Telecommunications equipment vendor
IPC Systems, Inc. is an American company headquartered in State Street, Manhattan, New York, that provides and services voice communication systems for
IPC_Systems
Topics referred to by the same term
Presbyterian Church IPC (electronics), an international trade association for the printed-board and electronics assembly industries IPC Systems, a firm providing
IPC
Kernel that provides fewer services than a traditional kernel
operating system (OS). These mechanisms include low-level address space management, thread management, and inter-process communication (IPC). If the hardware
Microkernel
Operating system microkernel
"cache miss" made IPC calls slow. IPC overhead is a major issue for Mach 3 systems. The concept of a multi-server operating system is still promising
Mach_(kernel)
Sharing of data between running processes in a computer system
communication (IPC) is the sharing of data between running processes in a computer system, or between multiple such systems. Mechanisms for IPC may be provided
Inter-process_communication
ipcs is a Unix and Linux command to list System V InterProcess Communication System's API kernel entities to stdout. System V IPC kernel entities are:
Ipcs
Microkernel operating system
explaining why the returns more often used the other IPC systems. On 32-bit SPARC V8 systems, a complete round-trip call using the fast-path took just
Spring_(operating_system)
Discipline that uses industrial control to achieve a production level of consistency
Industrial process control (IPC) or simply process control is a system used in modern manufacturing which uses the principles of control theory and physical
Industrial_process_control
Patent classification system
classification system (ECLA), which itself was a more specific and detailed version of the International Patent Classification (IPC) system. Patent publications
Cooperative Patent Classification
Cooperative_Patent_Classification
Penal code of the Republic of India
in December 2023, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code of 1860 (IPC). On 11 August 2023, Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs, introduced the
Bharatiya_Nyaya_Sanhita,_2023
1990 workstation by Sun Microsystems
SPARCstation systems, the IPC holds system information such as MAC address and serial number in NVRAM. If the battery on this chip dies, then the system will
SPARCstation_IPC
Formally verified capability-based microkernel
to) use seL4 IPC". microkerneldude.org. "IPC and shared memory". seL4 Documentation. "The seL4 Device Driver Framework". docs.sel4.systems. "The seL4 Microkit"
SeL4
Instant messaging service
included JP Morgan, Icap, and Barclays. Cloud9’s main competitors are IPC Systems and BT. Cloud9 is a cloud-native Voice over IP (VoIP) service that requires
Symphony_Communication
Topics referred to by the same term
IPCS (or ipcs) can refer to: The Institute of Postcolonial Studies, an independent educational and research institution in Melbourne Institution of Professional
IPCS
Group communication system
performance shared memory IPC system. An object database that implements the in memory database model. Systems to route IPC and Totem messages to the
Corosync_Cluster_Engine
Core of a computer operating system
the use of common resources, such as CPU, cache, file systems, and network sockets. On most systems, the kernel is one of the first programs loaded on startup
Kernel_(operating_system)
Hierarchical patent classification system
The International Patent Classification (IPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used in over 100 countries to classify the content of patents
International Patent Classification
International_Patent_Classification
Standard for plumbing systems
The International Plumbing Code (IPC) is a plumbing code that sets minimum requirements for plumbing systems in their design and function, and which sets
International_Plumbing_Code
Misusing databases for temporary messages
In computer programming, Database-as-IPC may be considered an anti-pattern where a disk persisted table in a database is used as the message queue store
Database-as-IPC
Global private company
reference compositor. D-Bus – An open-source inter-process communication (IPC) system. Farstream and Telepathy – VoIP and collaboration frameworks created
Collabora
U.S. state
privately held money management firm. Companies such as Computershare, ADP, IPC Systems, and Fidelity Investments also conduct operations in the city. In 2014
New_Jersey
Family of Unix-like operating systems
leading operating system on servers (over 96.4% of the top one million web servers' operating systems are Linux), leads other big iron systems such as mainframe
Linux
Linux message-oriented middleware
inter-process communication (IPC) mechanism initially designed to replace the software component communications systems CORBA and DCOP, used by the GNOME
D-Bus
Software that manages computer hardware resources
systems (special-purpose operating systems), such as embedded and real-time systems, exist for many applications. Security-focused operating systems also
Operating_system
Erstwhile Penal code of Republic of India
Princely states, which had their own courts and legal systems until the 1940s. While in force, the IPC was amended several times and was supplemented by other
Indian_Penal_Code
Cluster dedicated operating system
another, other associated resources (for example IPC resources) may be moved with them. Some SSI systems allow checkpointing of running processes, allowing
Single_system_image
Device manager for the Linux kernel
other software running on the system that the new hardware had arrived by issuing a broadcast message on the D-Bus IPC system to all interested processes
Udev
Proprietary CAD-to-CAM data exchange format
Valor developed and donated to the IPC organization in an attempt to merge GenCAM (IPC-2511) and ODB++ into Offspring (IPC-2581). Inside almost every electronic
ODB++
Snapshot of computer memory data
such as elfdump on Unix and Unix-like systems, objdump and kdump on Linux, IPCS (Interactive Problem Control System) on IBM z/OS, DVF (Dump Viewing Facility)
Core_dump
Capability-based operating system
component-structured systems were practical. Microkernel-based systems, which similarly favor large numbers of processes and IPC, were facing severe performance
EROS_(microkernel)
Form of inter-process communication in computer systems
of inter-process communication (IPC), typically used in Unix, Unix-like, and other POSIX-compliant operating systems. A signal is an asynchronous notification
Signal_(IPC)
Family of second-generation microkernels
assembly language, and its IPC was 20 times faster than Mach's. Such dramatic performance increases are a rare event in operating systems, and Liedtke's work
L4_microkernel_family
Shared resources that allow for access to a computer's volumes
as FAX$. IPC shares: This area, used for inter-process communication via named pipes, is shared as IPC$ and is not part of the file system. Printers
Administrative_share
Communications endpoint for exchanging data between processes
communication (IPC) socket, is a communication endpoint used for data exchange between processes running on the same Unix or Unix-like operating system. The term
Unix_domain_socket
1-to-5 scale for food insecurity
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), also known as IPC scale, is a tool for improving food security analysis and decision-making.
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
Integrated_Food_Security_Phase_Classification
Computer memory that can be accessed by multiple processes
cache coherent. IPC by shared memory is used for example to transfer images between the application and the X server on Unix systems, or inside the IStream
Shared_memory
Organized collection of data in computing
testing – Testing of database software systems Database theory – Study of database design and use Database-as-IPC – Misusing databases for temporary messages
Database
Surface mount equipment manufacturers association
Equipment Manufacturers Association. In 1999 they merged with the IPC to form the IPC SMEMA Council. One standard they have is for the wiring of communications
SMEMA
Method of inter-process communication
traditional pipe concept on Unix and Unix-like systems, and is one of the methods of inter-process communication (IPC). The concept is also found in OS/2 and
Named_pipe
to G-code. In 1985 IPC published a generic standard NC format, IPC-NC-349. Later XNC was designed, a simple strict subset of IPC-NC-349, designed not
PCB_NC_formats
European Classification (ECLA) system used by the European Patent Office represents a downward expansion of the IPC system by including over 70,000 subclasses
European_Classification
Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
starvation", while Netanyahu blamed Hamas. In August 2025, an IPC analysis confirmed famine, or IPC Phase 5, in some parts of Gaza including Gaza City. This
Gaza_war
Signal to a computer processor emitted by hardware or software
signals are used for inter-process communication (IPC), mediated by the kernel (possibly via system calls) and handled by processes, while interrupts
Interrupt
User interface dock for Linux
or to control a music player like Rhythmbox. The plugins use the D-Bus IPC system, and applets can be written in C, Python or Vala. A sister project, AWN
Avant_Window_Navigator
Computer systems programming special block code
In computer systems programming, an interrupt handler, also known as an interrupt service routine (ISR), is a special block of code associated with a
Interrupt_handler
Operating system
inter-process communications (IPC), in contrast to asking the kernel to do this work via a system call (syscall) or trap. Under V the IPC system appears to be conceptually
Vanguard_(microkernel)
Taiwanese computer case company
company expanded its IPC system production lines and initiated construction of the Changxing II assembly factory to strengthen system production capacity
In_Win_Development
Ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip
number of Gazans who had died of starvation based on publicly available IPC reports. It said the most conservative estimate was that at least 62,413
Gaza_genocide
Unix variant developed by the Columbus, Ohio branch of Bell Labs
eventually appeared in mainstream Unix systems starting with System V in 1983, and are now collectively known as System V IPC. Rochkind, Marc (1985). Advanced
CB_UNIX
Free and open-source Unix-like operating system
operating systems List of BSD operating systems Lumina (desktop environment) Comparison of operating systems Comparison of operating system kernels "Announcing
NetBSD
Railway fail-safe against human error
system in Europe, there were several incompatible systems in use. Locomotives that crossed national borders had to be equipped with multiple systems.
Train_protection_system
Retail division of BT Group
numbers Payphone services BT One Phone Trading turret systems Key competitors are IPC Systems and Cloud9 Mobile phone contracts SIM-only contracts Tablet
BT_Business_and_Public_Sector
1931 novel by Edward Elmer Smith
Spacehounds of IPC is a science fiction novel by American writer E. E. Smith. It was first published in book form in 1947 by Fantasy Press in an edition
Spacehounds_of_IPC
2022 malware by Brandon Nozaki Miller
update for node-ipc, a common JavaScript dependency. Between 7 March and 8 March 2022, Brandon Nozaki Miller, the maintainer of the node-ipc package on the
Peacenotwar
Global governing body for the Paralympic Movement
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; German: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global
International Paralympic Committee
International_Paralympic_Committee
that time had no generalized inter-process communication (IPC) system. Kleiman created an IPC INIT for the Mac to allow MacFrames to communicate with other
SK8_(programming_language)
Irish Paralympic swimmer
2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Paralympic Games as well as various IPC World and European Swimming Championships. He competes in the S9 classification
Laurence_McGivern
Operating system
multi-process computer operating systems. Message passing is the concurrency paradigm of most real-time operating systems used to reliably control physical
Convergent Technologies Operating System
Convergent_Technologies_Operating_System
Intelligence agency in the U.S. State Department
services. INR/IPC/IRE provides support and expertise to INR analysts and Department policymakers on tasking technical intelligence systems and coordinating
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Bureau_of_Intelligence_and_Research
Way of using computer memory
applications in user space run in user mode. Some operating systems are single address space operating systems—with a single address space for all user-mode code
User_space_and_kernel_space
Figure of merit developed by AMD, Cyrix, IBM Microelectronics and SGS-Thomson
Pentium that had a higher clock speed with overall lower IPC. The first use of the PR system was in 1995, when AMD used it to assert that their AMD 5x86
Performance_Rating
Corporation (IPC) is a cooperative association of 26 national postal services from major countries in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America. IPC's main activities
International Post Corporation
International_Post_Corporation
Famine during the Gaza war
IPC added that, within the next month, famine was likely to also occur in both the Deir al-Balah Governorate and the Khan Yunis Governorate. The IPC had
Gaza_Strip_famine
Biological kingdom
is found as long ago as the Cryogenian period. 24-Isopropylcholestane (24-ipc) has been found in rocks from roughly 650 million years ago; it is only produced
Animal
Operating system
September 2025. For color system users, the company has a $9995 package built around the ELC CPU, or offers the color IPC system, rated at 13 Specmarks for
Amiga_Unix
Feature of the Linux kernel that partitions kernel resources
user IDs, file names, network interfaces, and inter-process communication (IPC) mechanisms. Linux namespaces, alongside cgroups (control groups), are the
Linux_namespaces
Pattern used in circuit board production
packaging types IPC (standards body) JEDEC (standards body) IPC-7351 - Generic Requirements for Surface Mount Design and Land Pattern Standard. IPC. 2005. p
Footprint_(electronics)
Technological System (Discontinued)
communications and support system only. Monitor used a pipe-like system of shared memory as the basis of its inter-process communication (IPC). Data to be sent
RC 4000 multiprogramming system
RC_4000_multiprogramming_system
International education curriculum
international systems of education and one of two identified programmes specifically designed with international education objectives. The IPC forms part
International Primary Curriculum
International_Primary_Curriculum
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
which restricted the partially American-controlled Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC)'s concessionary holding to those areas in which oil was actually being produced
John_F._Kennedy
harmonised patent law in several European states applies. Aruba also uses the IPC system; the Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
Patent_law_in_Aruba
Family of computer operating systems
modern Unix systems support OpenGL and, in newer systems, Vulkan or, in macOS, Metal. Communications – early Unix systems contained no inter-system communication
Unix
Means of interprocess communication in software engineering
software-engineering components typically used for inter-process communication (IPC), or for inter-thread communication within the same process. They use a queue
Message_queue
Global information technology company
operating systems and consulting services. Enea, which is an abbreviation of Engmans Elektronik Aktiebolag, also produces the OSE operating system. Enea was
ENEA_AB
American cable network
Jennifer (September 19, 2002). "Turner to launch men's channel with possible IPC link". Campaign. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved
Adult_Swim
winning. In 2017, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) defended their classification system as "robust". At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, discus
Cheating at the Paralympic Games
Cheating_at_the_Paralympic_Games
England-based oil company
The Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC), formerly known as the Turkish Petroleum Company (TPC), is an oil company that had a virtual monopoly on all oil exploration
Iraq_Petroleum_Company
CNS stimulant and isomer of amphetamine
use stops. According to the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), amphetamine is contraindicated
Dextroamphetamine
Discontinued network operating system
XNS-based systems, VINES can only support a two-level internet. A set of routing algorithms, however, set VINES apart from other XNS systems at this level
Banyan_VINES
Calendar year
security raises its classification to Phase 5, the highest and worst level. The IPC says more than 500,000 people are now facing "starvation, destitution and
2025
international federations recognized by the IPC, while the IPC itself serves as the international federation for six sports. IPC recognises also 3 International Organisations
List of international sports federations
List_of_international_sports_federations
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The IPC added that, within the next month, famine was likely to also occur in both the Deir al-Balah Governorate and Khan Yunis Governorate. The IPC had
Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
High-performance CPU core design
Cortex-X925 is designed to excel in single-threaded instruction per clock (IPC) performance, making it ideal for high-performance mobile computing. ARM
ARM_Cortex-X925
Free Unix-like operating system kernel
computer systems worldwide. The kernel was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 and was soon adopted as the kernel for the GNU operating system (OS), which
Linux_kernel
Average number of instructions executed for each clock cycle
In computer architecture, instructions per cycle (IPC), commonly called instructions per clock, is one aspect of a processor's performance: the average
Instructions_per_cycle
International ice hockey competition
the 14th edition of World Para Ice Hockey Championships (originally named IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships) held in 2025. The tournament was hosted
2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships
2025_World_Para_Ice_Hockey_Championships
American actress and activist (born 1937)
support for the Italian women's rights. Through her production company, IPC Films, she produced films that helped return her to star status. The 1977
Jane_Fonda
The Women's 50 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships was held at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium in Eindhoven
2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Women's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
2014_IPC_Swimming_European_Championships_–_Women's_4_×_50_metre_freestyle_relay
Set of rules describing computer system
World. Retrieved 30 May 2025. "Organization of Computer Systems: ISA, Machine Language, Number Systems". www.cise.ufl.edu. Retrieved 30 May 2025. "Instruction
Computer_architecture
Operating system
inter-process communication (IPC) mechanism named protected procedure call (PPC), and servers for most other components of the operating system. These servers exist
K42
Planning programming language
in 1998 mainly to make the 1998/2000 International Planning Competition (IPC) possible, and then evolved with each competition. The standardization provided
Planning Domain Definition Language
Planning_Domain_Definition_Language
Drug mixture used mainly to treat ADHD and narcolepsy
health disorder. According to the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), amphetamine is contraindicated
Adderall
implemented in many shells on modern Unix, Unix-like and other operating systems. This list does not cover commands for all versions of Unix and Unix-like
List_of_POSIX_commands
Standard was assigned an IPC naming code: It can now officially be referred to as IPC-HERMES-9852. The current version, IPC-HERMES-9852, Version 1.6 provides
Hermes_protocol
The Mixed 50 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships was held at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, United
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships – Mixed 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay
2015_IPC_Swimming_World_Championships_–_Mixed_4_×_50_metre_freestyle_relay
Adapted sport for impaired athletes
the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly the same year the WT became a full member of the IPC. The WT founded the Para Taekwondo Committee
Para_taekwondo
The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place from 2–11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International
2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships
2011_IPC_Biathlon_and_Cross-Country_Skiing_World_Championships
The Men's 100 metre x 4 freestyle at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships was held at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, United
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
2015_IPC_Swimming_World_Championships_–_Men's_4_×_100_metre_freestyle_relay
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
case of operating systems, DOS and Unix each define their own set of rules that all commands must follow. In the case of embedded systems, each vendor, such
Command-line_interface
American singer and actress (1963–2012)
Associated Press. Factiva aprs000020010829dv8407gnw (Newswires; RF: "Advance", IPC: "sldb0113 | sel----- | tagdsx", IPD: "Entertainment | AP News Features |
Whitney_Houston
IPC SYSTEMS
IPC SYSTEMS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from Middle English Old French personal name Pic (see Pike 6) + the diminutive suffix -in.
Girl/Female
Russian
crowned with laurels. Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Girl/Female
German
Bright angel Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic name derived from the Old Irish word óiph, ÉIBHLEANN means "beauty, radiance." Considered by some to be a Gaelic form or equivalent of Greek Helénē ("torch").
Girl/Female
Native American
Power of the moon Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Girl/Female
German
Mighty with a spear. Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Abuzar Jiya da tar ips hota hai
Boy/Male
Spanish
Conqueror. Note: This Database is Copyright 2000, Muse Creations Inc.
Girl/Female
English
which is a . Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name IPO means "darling, lover, sweetheart."
Girl/Female
English
Adventurous. Note: This Database is Copyright 2000, Muse Creations Inc.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point, from Old English pīc ‘point’, ‘hill’, which was a relatively common place name element.English : metonymic occupational name for a pike fisherman or nickname for a predatory individual, from Middle English pike.English : metonymic occupational name for a user of a pointed tool for breaking up the earth, Middle English pike. Compare Pick.English : metonymic occupational name for a medieval foot soldier who used a pike, a weapon consisting of a sharp pointed metal end on a long pole, Middle English pic (Old French pique, of Germanic origin).English : nickname for a tall, thin person, from a transferred sense of one of the above.English : from a Germanic personal name (derived from the root ‘sharp’, ‘pointed’), found in Middle English and Old French as Pic.English : nickname from Old French pic ‘woodpecker’, Latin picus. Compare Pye and Speight.Irish : in the south, of English origin; in Ulster a variant Anglicization of Gaelic Mac Péice (see McPeake).Americanized spelling of German Peik, from Middle Low German pēk ‘sharp, pointed tool or weapon’. Compare 4 above or from a Germanic personal name (see 6 above).John Pike brought his family to Boston from England in 1635 and settled in Newbury, MA. His son Robert was a leading citizen and a vigorous defender of civil and religious liberty in colonial MA.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Picot, Pigot, a pet form of Pic (see Pike 6).
Girl/Female
Polish
Christian. Note: 'This Database is Copyright Muse Creations Inc. 2000'.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from a place near Shrewsbury, where there was a bituminous well; the name is derived from Old English pic ‘pitch’ + ford ‘ford’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Abuzar Jiya da tar ips hota hai
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English, Old French personal name Picot, Pigot, a pet form of Pic (see Pike 6). In Middle English, the form Piket (Old French Picquet) was also common.
IPC SYSTEMS
IPC SYSTEMS
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Sageda is ..
Girl/Female
Spanish
Little light.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of treasure, Lord Ganesh giver of wealth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shining brightly
Boy/Male
Scottish
Friend. Both a surname and place name.
Boy/Male
Norse Swedish American English Teutonic German
Wolf.
Boy/Male
Celtic Irish Scottish Gaelic
Strong fighter.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Happy
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Brave as the Sky
Girl/Female
Tamil
Lamp, Stars
IPC SYSTEMS
IPC SYSTEMS
IPC SYSTEMS
IPC SYSTEMS
IPC SYSTEMS
n.
A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet#ic.
a.
Uniting and blending together different systems, as of philosophy, morals, or religion.
a.
Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively animal functions; vegetal.
n.
The germ history of the organs and systems of organs, -- a branch of morphogeny.
a.
Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula or plant enbryo) differentiates.
a.
Not having any of the distinct systems or types of structure, as the radiate, articulate, etc., characteristic of organic nature; as, all unicellular organisms are systemless.
n.
The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla); -- called also ipi.
v. t.
To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride.
n.
A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek philosophy.
n.
A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic haebbe mete to etanne" (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.
n.
The doctrine of, or a treatise upon, systems.
n.
A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.
n.
The combination of separate elements of thought into a whole, as of simple into complex conceptions, species into genera, individual propositions into systems; -- the opposite of analysis.
n.
A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one twelfth yards.
n.
One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan. Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead heroes.