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zombie process

process that is not running, but is in the process table
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zombie process

Summary

zombie process has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • zombie process is a type of process[2].
  • zombie process's facet of is recorded as operating system[3].
  • zombie process's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/zombie-process[4].

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Definition and Type

zombie process is a type of process[2].

Why It Matters

zombie process has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Related Entities

operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → zombie+process
    Facet of → operating system
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → process
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: defunct+process, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/9aef88c707e54/|details]])"
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