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Actually, we do call it a "purge". That's not a word without connotations. We also kill child processes. No-one's had a problem with that till now. Sometimes a
by llimos 6y ago
Actually, we do call it a "purge". That's not a word without connotations.
We also kill child processes. No-one's had a problem with that till now. Sometimes a metaphor is just a metaphor.
- Minor49er 6y agoThese aren't metaphors, though. For example, a "parent process" uses the term "parent" that's defined as "a source or origin of a smaller or less important part," not "a father or mother," or one of the other half-dozen definitions
- llimos 6y ago"Kill" is definitely a metaphor. A more literal phrase would be "force stop".
- Minor49er 6y agoOne of the definitions of "kill" is "to put an end to or cause the failure or defeat of (something)." This is not a metaphor either.
- IshKebab 6y agoOne of the definitions of "slave" is "A device (such as a secondary flash or hard drive) that is subject to the control of another". Is that not a metaphor either?
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