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Zombie process

On Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems, a zombie process or defunct process is a process that has completed execution (via the exit system call) but still has an entry in the process table: it is a process in the "terminated state". This occurs for the child processes, where the entry is still needed to allow the parent process to read its…

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Zombie process

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Triples14
Avg. degree1.94
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related to overview · 11
Zombie process → After, However, In, On, PID, SIGCHLD, SUSv3, The, Thewaitcall, UNIX-like, When
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Zombie process → FAQ Question, How, Zombie

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Zombie processrelated to External linksZombie0.60section
Zombie processrelated to External linksFAQ Question0.60section
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Zombie processrelated to overviewWhen0.60section
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Zombie processrelated to overviewThewaitcall0.60section
Zombie processrelated to overviewSIGCHLD0.60section
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Zombie processrelated to overviewPID0.60section
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Zombie processrelated to overviewOn0.60section

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