In zsh, =(cmd) will create a temporary file, <(cmd) will create a named pipe, and $(cmd) creates a subshell. There are also fancy options that use MULTIOS. For example:

    paste <(cut -f1 file1) <(cut -f3 file2) | tee >(process1) >(process2) >/dev/null

can be re-written as:

    paste <(cut -f1 file1) <(cut -f3 file2) > >(process1) > >(process2)

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