# loadIPCInMemoryTable {#loadipcinmemorytable}

**Parent topic:**[Functions](../../Functions/category.md)

## Syntax {#syntax}

`loadIPCInMemoryTable(tableName)`

## Arguments {#arguments}

**tableName** is a STRING indicating the name of IPC in-memory table to be loaded.

## Details {#details}

Load an IPC in-memory table and return its handle.

**Note:** This function only runs on Linux.

## Examples {#examples}

```
ipc_t = loadIPCInMemoryTable("ipc_table")
ipc_t
// output: timestamp temperature
```

