<s>
In	O
computer	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
,	O
Database-as-IPC	B-General_Concept
may	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
anti-pattern	O
where	O
a	O
disk	O
persisted	O
table	O
in	O
a	O
database	O
is	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
message	B-Operating_System
queue	I-Operating_System
store	O
for	O
routine	O
interprocess	B-Operating_System
communication	I-Operating_System
or	O
subscribed	O
data	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
database	O
performance	O
is	O
of	O
concern	O
,	O
alternatives	O
include	O
sockets	B-Protocol
,	O
Network	B-Protocol
Socket	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
Message	B-Operating_System
Queue	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
computer	O
scientist	O
,	O
Junade	O
Ali	O
,	O
defined	O
the	O
Database-as-IPC	B-General_Concept
Anti-Pattern	O
as	O
using	O
a	O
database	O
to	O
"	O
schedule	O
jobs	O
or	O
queue	O
up	O
tasks	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
this	O
anti-pattern	O
centres	O
around	O
using	O
a	O
database	O
for	O
temporary	O
messages	O
instead	O
of	O
persistent	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
