# fork

> in computing, an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself, usually through a system call implemented in the kernel

**Wikidata**: [Q14675](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14675)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(system_call))  
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