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Is the implication that “hung” threads refers to a hanging? Like someone hung for murder, versus hanging a coat up on a wall? Because I always assumed a hung p
by andrewmcwatters 1y ago
Is the implication that “hung” threads refers to a hanging? Like someone hung for murder, versus hanging a coat up on a wall?
Because I always assumed a hung process was one that “hung up its boots” and retired, as in, the process has stopped working. It’s not dead, it’s no longer doing meaningful work or proceeding with a task.
I hope this has been an innocent, naïve understanding.
- hackernudes 1y agoI don't think it is macabre at all. "Hang" just means suspended. A ball on a string is hanging instead of falling. Laundry can be hung out to dry. It's about something that would normally move that is not doing so. Also see "hung jury".
- stellartux 1y agoHung explicitly refers to every usage of the word but a hanging. Meat is hung, people are hanged.