orphan n.
[Unix] A process whose parent has died; one
inherited by init(1). Compare zombie.
[Unix] A process whose parent has died; one
inherited by init(1). Compare zombie.
Related:
- orphan: [UNIX] n. A process whose parent has died; one inherited by
`init(1)'.
Compare {zombie}. -- The AI Hackers... - zombie n.
[Unix] A process that has died but has not yet
relinquished its process table slot (because the parent process
hasn't executed a wait(2) for it yet).
These can be seen in ps(1) listings occasionally... - zombie: [UNIX] n. A process that has died but has not yet
relinquished its process table slot (because the parent process
hasn't executed a `wait(2)' for it yet).
These can be seen in `ps(1)' listings occasionally... - Unix: Where /sbin/init is still Job 1.
--
From a Slashdot.org... - chain
1. vi. [orig. from BASIC's CHAIN statement]
To hand off execution to a child or successor without going
through the OS command interpreter that invoked it.
The state of the parent program is lost and there... - N: /N/ quant. 1. A large and indeterminate number of objects:
"There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in its... - Hello. My $NAME is Indigo Montoya. You killed -9 my parent process.
Prepare to vi. -- The Unix's... - core dump n.
[common Iron Age jargon, preserved by
Unix] 1.
[techspeak] A copy of the contents of core, produced... - core dump: n. [common {Iron Age} jargon, preserved by UNIX]
1.
[techspeak] A copy of the contents of {core}, produced...
