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Fork–exec

Known as: Fork and exec, Fork-exec 
Fork–exec is a commonly used technique in Unix whereby an executing process spawns a new program.
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C POSIX libraryProcess (computing)
Child processFork (system call)Machine codeMicrosoft Windows

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2015
2015
User Mode and System Calls
Chapter 5 covers user mode processes and system calls. It explains the process images in user and kernel modes, the mechanism of… 
2013
2013
Optimizing process creation and execution on multi-core architectures
The execution of a single process multiple data (SPMD) application involves running multiple instances of a process with possibly… 
2012
2012
Optimizing latency and throughput for spawning processes on massively multicore processors
The execution of a SPMD application involves running multiple instances of a process with possibly varying arguments. With the… 
1998
1998
An Evaluation of CGI Traffic and its Effect on WWW Latency
The World Wide Web has continued to grow exponentially. Only the explosion of new products and features for the Web can match the… 
1996
1996
Hoppix-an implementation of a Unix server on a persistent operating system
Hoppix-the Unix server on the Grasshopper operating system is being implemented to provide a familiar environment for research… 
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