process identifier
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- Portuguêsidentificador de processo
- EspañolIdentificador de proceso
- Françaisidentifiant de processus
- DeutschProcess identifier
- Englishprocess identifier
- עבריתמזהה תהליך
- 日本語プロセス識別子
- euPid
- PolskiPID
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In computing, the process identifier (a.k.a. process ID or PID) is a number used by most operating system kernels—such as those of Unix, macOS and Windows—to uniquely identify an active process. This number may be used as a parameter in various function calls, allowing processes to be manipulated, such as adjusting the process's priority or killing it altogether.
In computing, the process identifier (a.k.a. process ID or PID) is a number used by most operating system kernels—such as those of Unix, macOS and Windows—to uniquely identify an active process. This number may be used as a parameter in various function calls, allowing processes to be manipulated, such as adjusting the process's priority or killing it altogether.
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