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What happens when a computer process is orphaned
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Operating systems have bizarrely tragic terminology. When a main application crashes or shuts down while its sub-tasks are still running, those child tasks become 'orphan processes'. Fortunately, the system adopts them under a supreme master process so they don't wander the server aimlessly, ensuring they are humanely terminated later.
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