recess

n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: {deferral}]

2: a small concavity [syn: {recession}, {niche}, {corner}]

3: a small arm off of a larger body of water (often between

rocky headlands) [syn: {cove}, {inlet}]

4: a space set back or indented [syn: {niche}]

5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute

break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite},

{break}, {time out}]

v 1: put into a recess; "recess lights"

2: make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"

3: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: {adjourn},

{break up}]

process

An executing {program}. A

process consists of the program {code} (which may be shared

with other processes which are executing the same program),

and some private data. It may have other associated resources

such as a {process identifier}, open files, {CPU time} limits,

{shared memory}, {child processes}, and {signal handlers}.

A {multitasking} {operating system} can run multiple processes

{concurrently} or in {parallel}.

(1996-12-09)