"zombie process" meaning in All languages combined

See zombie process on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: zombie processes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zombie process (plural zombie processes)
  1. (computing) A child process that has terminated but is still listed in the process table, having not yet been reaped by its parent process. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: zombie state

Inflected forms

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