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Old 09-02-2008
matrixmadhan matrixmadhan is offline Forum Advisor  
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What most often "defunct" means is a 'zombie'
Hi Sysgate,

I don't understand when you use the term - "most often"

Does that mean a non-defunct process can be zombie ?
I haven't heard of this before or came across such.
Would you mind giving some explanation about this ?