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  2. sleep (command) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_(command)

    A sleep command is also part of ASCII's MSX-DOS2 Tools for MSX-DOS version 2. [8] In PowerShell, sleep is a predefined command alias for the Start-Sleep cmdlet which serves the same purpose. [9] Microsoft also provides a sleep resource kit tool for Windows which can be used in batch files or the command prompt to pause the execution and wait ...

  3. Sleep (system call) - Wikipedia

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    A typical sleep system call takes a time value as a parameter, specifying the minimum amount of time that the process is to sleep before resuming execution. The parameter typically specifies seconds, although some operating systems provide finer resolution, such as milliseconds or microseconds.

  4. HLT (x86 instruction) - Wikipedia

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    Almost every modern processor instruction set includes an instruction or sleep mode which halts the processor until more work needs to be done. In interrupt-driven processors, this instruction halts the CPU until an external interrupt is received.

  5. Signal (IPC) - Wikipedia

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    The SIGTSTP signal is sent to a process by its controlling terminal to request it to stop (terminal stop). It is commonly initiated by the user pressing Ctrl + Z . Unlike SIGSTOP, the process can register a signal handler for, or ignore, the signal.

  6. wait (system call) - Wikipedia

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    The parent process may then issue a wait system call, which suspends the execution of the parent process while the child executes. When the child process terminates, it returns an exit status to the operating system, which is then returned to the waiting parent process. The parent process then resumes execution. [1]

  7. Quick time event - Wikipedia

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    A hypothetical example of a quick time event in a video game. Pressing the X button can stop Wikipe-tan from missing the football.. In video games, a quick time event (QTE) is a method of context-sensitive gameplay in which the player performs actions on the control device shortly after the appearance of an on-screen instruction/prompt.

  8. kill (command) - Wikipedia

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    In Microsoft's command-line interpreter Windows PowerShell, kill is a predefined command alias for the Stop-Process cmdlet. Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7 include the command taskkill [5] to terminate processes. The usual syntax for this command is taskkill /im "IMAGENAME".

  9. pthreads - Wikipedia

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    In computing, POSIX Threads, commonly known as pthreads, is an execution model that exists independently from a programming language, as well as a parallel execution model. It allows a program to control multiple different flows of work that overlap in time.