# process control block

> data structure in the operating system kernel containing the information needed to manage a particular process

**Wikidata**: [Q1142922](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142922)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_control_block)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013