renice

R1E1N1I1C3E1

verb

To change (usually to lower) the priority of a process that is already running.

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Meanings

verbrenice (third-person singular simple present renices, present participle renicing, simple past and past participle reniced)

present singular third person renices · participle present renicing · participle past reniced · past reniced

  1. UnixtransitivecomputingTo change (usually to lower) the priority of a process that is already running.

Origin

From re- + nice. See nice (“to run a process with a specified priority”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cereincerine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“renice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renice.

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