background process

noun

A process that is not currently able to receive input from its controlling terminal.

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Meanings

nounbackground process (plural background processes)

plural background processes

  1. UnixcomputingA process that is not currently able to receive input from its controlling terminal.

Translations

Esperanto fona procezo
  • fona procezocomputer process
Finnish taustaprosessi
  • taustaprosessicomputer process
Polish proces drugoplanowy
  • proces drugoplanowycomputer process
Portuguese processo em segundo plano, processo em plano de fundo
  • processo em segundo planocomputer process
  • processo em plano de fundocomputer process
Swedish bakgrundsprocess
  • bakgrundsprocesscomputer process
Cite this entry
APA

background process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20process

MLA

“background process.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20process. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “background process,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20process.

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