Orphan process
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An orphan process is a computer process whose parent process has finished or terminated, though it remains running itself.
An orphan process is a computer process whose parent process has finished or terminated, though it remains running itself. ==See also== Zombie process Daemon process ==References== "10.6.4 Orphaned Process Groups", The Process Model of Linux Application Development, by Erik W. Troan and Michael K. Johnson, Jul 8, 2005
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