process identifier

ˈprəʊsɛs aɪˈdɛntɪfaɪər

Definition

Definition of process identifier - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

computer systems

TECH.

unique number assigned to each running process

TECH.

The process identifier helps manage tasks in the system.
Each application is assigned a unique process identifier.
The process identifier is crucial for debugging errors.

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Expressions with process

due process

justice administered by established rules and principles

Due process requires adherence to established legal procedures.

trust the process

have confidence in a plan or strategy

Even when it's tough, trust the process.

legal process

series of official steps by which a court handles a case

The legal process can take years when many witnesses must testify.

ease the process

make a task simpler or less difficult

We need to ease the process of applying for a loan.

in the process

adv.

while doing something else

She was studying and in the process learned a lot.

learning process

series of steps through which someone gains knowledge or skills

Each student has a different learning process and needs varied teaching methods.

Expressions with identifier

device identifier

code or value used to uniquely recognize a particular hardware or virtual device

The app requests access to the device identifier for security purposes.

unique identifier

identifier guaranteed unique for specific objects or purposes

Each user account has a unique identifier.

entity identifier

unique name or code used to tell one specific entity from others

Each customer record has an entity identifier in the database.

Terms with process identifier included in their meaning

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PID

abbr.

abr: Process Identifier

unique number given to each running process in a computer

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French:PID, ...
German:Prozesskennung, ...
Italian:identificatore di processo, ...
Spanish:identificador de proceso, ...
Portuguese:identificador de processo, ...
Chinese:进程标识符, ...
Japanese:プロセスID, ...
Arabic:مُعَرِّف العَمَلِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מַזְהֵה תַּהֲלִיךְ, ...
Russian:идентификатор процесса, ...
Ukrainian:ідентифікатор процесу, ...
Hindi:प्रक्रिया पहचानकर्ता, ...
Bengali:প্রক্রিয়া শনাক্তকারী, ...
Catalan:identificador de procés, ...
Czech:identifikátor procesu, ...
Danish:procesidentifikator, ...
Dutch:proces-ID, ...
Greek:αναγνωριστικός αριθμός διεργασίας, ...
Hungarian:folyamatazonosító, ...
Khmer:លេខសម្គាល់ដំណើរការ, ...
Korean:프로세스 식별자, ...
Persian:شناسه فرآیند, ...
Polish:identyfikator procesu, ...
Portuguese (BR):identificador de processo, ...
Romanian:identificator de proces, ...
Swedish:process-ID, ...
Thai:หมายเลขกระบวนการ, ...
Turkish:süreç kimliği, ...
Vietnamese:mã định danh tiến trình, ...

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