Editing Fork (system call) (section)

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{{short description|In computing, an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself}}
In [[computing]], particularly in the context of the [[Unix]] operating system and [[Unix-like|its workalikes]], '''fork''' is an operation whereby a [[Computer process|process]] creates a copy of itself. It is an interface which is required for compliance with the [[POSIX]] and [[Single UNIX Specification]] standards. It is usually implemented as a [[C standard library]] [[Wrapper library|wrapper]] to the fork, clone, or other [[system call]]s of the [[kernel (operating system)|kernel]]. Fork is the primary method of process creation on Unix-like operating systems.