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Subject:Re: Looking for words From:danm -at- DEV -dot- TIVOLI -dot- COM Date:Tue, 6 May 1997 15:17:28 -0500
> RJACOBSE -at- GPS -dot- COM wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking for alternatives to the words "parent" and "child"
>
If you are talking about processes on a computer, parent and child are standard
terms. A parent process is the originator or a child process.
Dan Martillotti
Senior Technical Writer
danm -at- tivoli -dot- com
Texas A&M University Class of '90
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