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defunct
/dɪˈfʌŋkt/
noun
The dead person (referred to).
verb
To make defunct.
adjective
Deceased, dead.
No longer in use, inactive.
Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.
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