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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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Summary

fork ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • fork's subclass of is recorded as system call[2].
  • fork's part of is recorded as computer programming[3].
  • fork's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ryvq[4].
  • fork's facet of is recorded as process management[5].
  • fork's has effect is recorded as copy-on-write[6].
  • fork's different from is recorded as fork[7].
  • fork's man page is recorded as fork.2[8].

Why It Matters

fork ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[1] fork has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] fork is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

computer programming

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). fork. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fork-q14675
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fork-q14675_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{fork}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fork-q14675}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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