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  <info>

    <revision version="0.2" pkgversion="3.11" date="2014-01-26" status="review"/>

    <link type="guide" xref="index#processes-info" group="processes-info"/>

    <include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">

      <name>Phil Bull</name>

      <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2011</years>

    </credit>

    <credit type="author copyright">

      <name>Michael Hill</name>

      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>

      <years>2011, 2014</years>

    </credit>

    <desc>A process can be manipulated from the process list.</desc>

  </info>

  <title>What is a process?</title>

  
A <gui>process</gui> is a program or application being executed by the

 system. When an application is launched, the system assigns a unique process ID

 (PID), and its instructions and data are loaded into memory.

  
The <gui>Processes</gui> tab displays information on processes, and allows

 you to <gui>Stop</gui>, <gui>Continue</gui>, <gui>End</gui>, <gui>Kill</gui>,

 or change the priority of a process. If you choose to display

 <gui>All Processes</gui>, the process list will include

 system processes, which run in the background providing various

 services that keep a computer running.

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