|  | # FIFO | 
|  |  | 
|  | ## NAME | 
|  |  | 
|  | FIFO - first-in first-out interprocess queue | 
|  |  | 
|  | ## SYNOPSIS | 
|  |  | 
|  | FIFOs are intended to be the control plane for shared memory | 
|  | transports.  Their read and write operations are more efficient than | 
|  | [sockets](socket.md) or [channels](channel.md), but there are severe | 
|  | restrictions on the size of elements and buffers. | 
|  |  | 
|  | ## DESCRIPTION | 
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|  | TODO | 
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|  | ## SYSCALLS | 
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|  | - [`zx_fifo_create()`] - create a new fifo | 
|  | - [`zx_fifo_read()`] - read data from a fifo | 
|  | - [`zx_fifo_write()`] - write data to a fifo | 
|  |  | 
|  | [`zx_fifo_create()`]: /docs/reference/syscalls/fifo_create.md | 
|  | [`zx_fifo_read()`]: /docs/reference/syscalls/fifo_read.md | 
|  | [`zx_fifo_write()`]: /docs/reference/syscalls/fifo_write.md |