A security capability authorizing a reply to a particular waiting caller. In the seL4 tutorial's IPC model, a call establishes one-time reply authority, allowing a user-space service to return to the correct client. The exact representation depends on the operating-system kernel configuration. [ref]
IPC tutorial by seL4 Project. IPC tutorial, Background: System calls, seL4_Call and reply capabilities
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