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Library Overview
================

Fast DDS (formerly Fast RTPS) is an efficient and high-performance implementation of the
`DDS specification <https://www.omg.org/spec/DDS/1.4>`_, a data-centric communications
middleware (DCPS) for distributed application software.
This section reviews the architecture, operation and key features of Fast DDS.

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