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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Child process]] | ||
* [[Computer program]] | * [[Computer program]] | ||
* [[Computing]] | * [[Computing]] | ||
* [[Execution]] | * [[Execution]] | ||
| + | * [[exit (system call)]] | ||
| + | * [[Fork]] | ||
| + | * [[Lightweight process]] | ||
* [[Operating system]] | * [[Operating system]] | ||
| + | * [[Orphan process]] | ||
| + | * [[Parent process]] | ||
| + | * [[Process group]] | ||
| + | * [[Wait]] | ||
| + | * [[Zombie process]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:00, 30 August 2016
In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed.
The process contains the program code and its current activity.
Description
Depending on the operating system (OS), a process may be made up of multiple threads of execution that execute instructions concurrently.
A computer program is a passive collection of instructions; a process is the actual execution of those instructions.
Multiple processes
Several processes may be associated with the same program; for example, opening up several instances of the same program often means more than one process is being executed.
See also
- Child process
- Computer program
- Computing
- Execution
- exit (system call)
- Fork
- Lightweight process
- Operating system
- Orphan process
- Parent process
- Process group
- Wait
- Zombie process
External links
- Process (computing) @ Wikipedia
