orphaned i-node
/or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a file system.
[Jargon File]Last updated: 2014-12-03
orphan process
A Unix process whose original parent has terminated and which has become a child of "init(1)".
Compare zombie.Last updated: 1996-05-29
Nearby terms:
ORKID ♦ ORM ♦ orphaned i-node ♦ orphan process ♦ ORTHOCARTAN ♦ orthogonal
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