fork (Q14675)
in computing, an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself, usually through a system call implemented in the kernel
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aliases fork operation
 fork syscall
 fork()
 Unix fork
 process fork
 forking a process
description in computing, an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself, usually through a system call implemented in the kernel

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(P646) /m/01ryvq
(P11292) fork.2