| parent process The that created one or more other processes. Every process except process 0 is created when another process executes the . The process that invoked fork is the parent process, and the newly created process is the . Every process has one parent process, but can have many child processes. The identifies each process by its (PID). Process 0 is a special process that is created when the system boots; after forking a child process (process 1), process 0 becomes the process. Process 1, known as , is the ancestor of every other process in the system and enjoys a special relationship with them. (1997-12-03) |
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