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Background process — A background process is a process that runs in the background of the system. That is to say the shell that executes the background process does not wait for it to finish or terminate as it does with foreground processes. The shell is free to… … Wikipedia
Process management (computing) — Operating systems … Wikipedia
Background independence — is a condition in theoretical physics, especially in quantum gravity (QG), that requires the defining equations of a theory to be independent of the actual shape of the spacetime and the value of various fields within the spacetime, and in… … Wikipedia
Process Oriented Psychology — (POP) refers to a body of theory and practice that encompasses a broad range of psychotherapeutic, personal growth, and group process applications. It is more commonly called Process Work in the United States, the longer name being used in Europe … Wikipedia
Process Oriented Coma Work — Process Oriented Coma Work, (or simply coma work) refers to a body of theory and practice for psychotherapeutic work with patients in comatose, vegetative, and other highly withdrawn states of consciousness. It was developed by psychotherapist… … Wikipedia
Process philosophy — (or Ontology of Becoming) identifies metaphysical reality with change and dynamism. Since the time of Plato and Aristotle, philosophers have posited true reality as timeless , based on permanent substances, whilst processes are denied or… … Wikipedia
Background Debug Mode interface — Background Debug Mode (BDM) interface is an electronic interface that allows debugging of embedded systems. Specifically, it provides in circuit debugging functionality in microcontrollers. It requires a single wire and specialized electronics in … Wikipedia
background check — ➔ check1 * * * background check UK US noun [C] (also background investigation) ► HR a check of what a person has done in the past, usually as part of the process of deciding whether or not to employ them: »Applicants can expect a thorough… … Financial and business terms
Background Intelligent Transfer Service — (BITS) is a component of modern Microsoft Windows operating systems that facilitates prioritized, throttled, and asynchronous transfer of files between machines using idle network bandwidth. It is most commonly used by recent versions of Windows… … Wikipedia
Background Oriented Schlieren technique — Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) is a novel technique for flow visualization of density gradients in fluids using the Gladstone Dale relation between density and refractive index of the fluid.BOS simplifies the visualization process by… … Wikipedia
