PID

PID Definition

PID (pē′ī′dē′)

noun

PID (Pager Identification Number) Telecom Definition

A unique code assigned to each pager in a paging system. See also pager and paging system.

PID Usage Examples

Converse of object

kill: So killing the parent PID, will in turn kill all child processes.
return: It returns the pid of the child process to the parent process, and returns a 0 to the child.
have: The value of integer options has no effect. pid can refer to any process whose id is known, not necessarily a child process.
register: Once you have registered the correct PID, simply download the eBook again.
write: So you hear people saying: " I want to do such-and-such, can you go and write a PID for it?
contain: More than 62 restart files are created per pid Cause: There are already 62 restart files which contain the same pid or jid.

Converse of subject

specify: If pgid is zero, the process ID of the process specified by pid is used.

Adjective modifier

same: The same PID is intended to be used for different manifestations of the same content.
specified: Home LEGEND The first line: 1 Displays the specified PID, proc entry number, and TID.

Modifies a noun

controller: The modern approach is to determine the settings of the PID controller based upon a model of the process.
loop: In June 1999, it was put in an automatic PID loop to control the cement fineness by adjusting the separator speed.
algorithm: Now develop the software for each problem independently; expend your efforts on the nuances of the PID control algorithm for each zone.
control: To explore the theory of PID control in practice the students connected to an experimental setup based at the MIT via the Internet.
file: I restarted them ( after clearing out the PID lock files so they would consent to restart ) and they ran OK.
value: Can't seem to figure out where it is getting the PID value.

Used with adjective complement

Noun used with modifier

process: The current process ( caller ) becomes the parent of the process with process ID pid.
id: The current process ( caller ) becomes the parent of the process with process ID pid.
kill: Then do ' kill -HUP PID ' to restart the daemon.

Preposition: of

process: RETURN VALUE On success, the PID of the child process is returned in the caller's thread of execution.

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