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2014-04-26 15:54:15 +00:00
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n.,vi. 1. [techspeak] In Unix parlance, to create a child process from
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within a process. Technically this is a fork ; the term spawn is a bit more
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general and is used for threads (lightweight processes) as well as
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traditional heavyweight processes. 2. In gaming, meant to indicate where (
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spawn-point ) and when a player comes to life (or re-spawns ) after being
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killed. Opposite of frag.
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