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System call
independently executing child process. The parent process may then issue a wait system call, which suspends the execution of the parent process while the child
Wait_(system_call)
Way for programs to access kernel services
generate Program Call (PC). On Unix, Unix-like and other POSIX-compliant operating systems, popular system calls are open, read, write, close, wait, exec, fork
System_call
Topics referred to by the same term
2010 "Wait", by The J. Geils Band from The J. Geils Band, 1970 Wait (command), computer shell command Wait (system call), operating system call Wait Chapel
Wait
In computing, an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself
functionality.) Fork bomb Fork–exec exit (system call) spawn (computing) wait (system call) Baumann, Andrew; Appavoo, Jonathan; Krieger, Orran; Roscoe, Timothy
Fork_(system_call)
Telephone service feature
multiple calls without a second phone line, and enabling small businesses to handle client calls without advanced call management systems. Call waiting was
Call_waiting
Computer system call
way to get rid of them is to reboot the system. Signal System time sleep (command) Sleep mode wait (system call) MSDN Library Reference - Sleep() "winapi
Sleep_(system_call)
Process that is not running, but is in the process table
read its child's exit status: once the exit status is read via the wait system call, the defunct process' entry is removed from the process table and it
Zombie_process
Call by which a computer process terminates its execution
operating system and a SIGCHLD signal is sent to the parent process. The exit status can then be retrieved by the parent process via the wait system call. Most
Exit_(system_call)
Integer number that is made available to the parent of a terminated process
system call. This system call facilitates passing the exit status code back to the parent, which can retrieve this value using the wait system call.
Exit_status
Computing phenomenon
without the condition being assigned if the process is signaled; the wait system call aborts and returns EINTR. The Linux p-thread implementation of condition
Spurious_wakeup
American news panel radio game show
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news radio panel show produced by WBEZ and National Public Radio (NPR) in Chicago, Illinois. On the
Wait_Wait..._Don't_Tell_Me!
Computer science concept
the process table as a zombie process until its parent process calls the wait system call to read its exit status, at which point the process is removed
Process_state
Command which pauses until execution of a background process has ended
background process [2] 1986 $ wait %2 # waits for background job number 2 to terminate, then returns wait (system call) "The Open Group Base Specifications
Wait_(command)
Computing process created by another process
Because the child is still consuming system resources but not executing it is known as a zombie process. The wait system call is commonly invoked in the SIGCHLD
Child_process
Form of inter-process communication in computer systems
operating system to clean up the resources used by a child process after its termination without an explicit call to the wait system call. SIGCONT The
Signal_(IPC)
Places where people queue or "line up" for goods or services
queueing is sometimes replaced by virtual queueing. In a waiting room there may be a system whereby the queuer asks and remembers where their place is
Queue_area
A call-to-gate system is an airport terminal design in which passengers are kept in a central area until shortly before their flight is due to board,
Call-to-gate_system
Kernel system call
expensive system calls to request operations on the wait queue (for example to wake up waiting processes, or to put the current process on the wait queue)
Futex
System calls in some operating systems
In Unix-like operating systems, a program initializes access to a file in a file system using the open system call. This allocates resources associated
Open_(system_call)
Transient computing pipe
is well integrated into most Unix-like operating systems. Pipes are created using the pipe system call, which creates a new pipe and returns a pair of
Anonymous_pipe
Kernel event notification mechanism for BSD operating systems
and modified using a single call. The changelist array can be used to pass modifications (changing the type of events to wait for, register new event sources
Kqueue
State in which members are blocking each other
operating system, a deadlock occurs when a process or thread enters a waiting state because a requested system resource is held by another waiting process
Deadlock_(computer_science)
Software that manages computer hardware resources
by the hardware and frequently makes system calls to an OS function or is interrupted by it. Operating systems are found on many devices that contain
Operating_system
Systems for categorizing emergency responses to reported events
response codes are predefined systems used by emergency services to describe the priority and response assigned to calls for service. Response codes vary
Emergency service response codes
Emergency_service_response_codes
Continuously checking a condition in computing
could call an operating system delay function, but doing so may consume more time than would be expended in spinning for a few clock cycles waiting for
Busy_waiting
Method of managing a queue of customers
call centers and other businesses to improve wait times for users. Call centers use an Automatic Call Distributor (ACD) to distribute incoming calls to
Virtual_queue
2025 video game
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is a 2025 first-person shooter video game co-developed by Treyarch and Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the
Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_7
Low level firmware interface to the hardware
without an operating system—especially game software). BIOS runs in the real address mode (Real Mode) of the x86 CPU, so programs that call BIOS either must
BIOS_interrupt_call
Mathematical study of waiting lines, or queues
are in the queueing system, the average number of customers in the queueing system, the average number of customers in the waiting line, the average time
Queueing_theory
Object or module in concurrent programming
allows them to wait for the state to change. They provide a mechanism for threads to temporarily give up exclusive access in order to wait for some condition
Monitor_(synchronization)
Office dealing with a large volume of enquiries by telephone
callers with an alternative to waiting on hold when no agents are available to handle inbound call demand. Historically call centres have been built on Private
Call_centre
Variable used in a concurrent system
processes waiting for a resource), it transfers a blocked process from the semaphore's waiting queue to the ready queue. Many operating systems provide
Semaphore_(programming)
Particular execution of a computer program
wait for each task to finish (preemption). Depending on the operating system implementation, switches could be performed when tasks initiate and wait
Process_(computing)
Virtual queuing systems used at Disney Parks
utilized virtual queue systems since the introduction of the FastPass System in 1999. These systems allow theme park visitors to wait in a virtual queue for
Virtual queue systems at Disney Parks
Virtual_queue_systems_at_Disney_Parks
Call assistance services
efficiency; operators could wait longer if either party requested it. At the one-minute mark on a person-to-person call the prescribed phrase was: "I
Operator_assistance
Term used in several computer operating systems
Asynchronous System Trap (AST). The call may also be issued as QIOW (Queue I/O and Wait for completion), allowing synchronous I/O. In this case, the wait-for-event-flag
QIO
Computer operating system for applications with critical timing constraints
operating system resource. Many embedded systems and RTOSs, however, allow the application itself to run in kernel mode for greater system call efficiency
Real-time_operating_system
Programming idiom in Unix
an executing process spawns a new program. fork() is the name of the system call that the parent process uses to "divide" itself ("fork") into two identical
Fork–exec
Visualisation of computer system processes
asynchronous message, it can continue processing and need not wait for a response. Asynchronous calls are present in multithreaded applications, event-driven
Sequence_diagram
Type of call-progress tone
call. 440 Hz 5 ms. Problems playing this file? See media help. In telephony, a zip tone (also known as a whisper tone or call waiting tone) is a call-progress
Zip_tone
Linux system call for I/O event notification mechanism
epoll is a Linux kernel system call for a scalable I/O event notification mechanism, first introduced in version 2.5.45 of the Linux kernel in October
Epoll
North American telephone switching technology
Operator Toll Dialing was a telephone call routing and toll-switching system for the Bell System and the independent telephone companies in the United
Operator_Toll_Dialing
System call to examine the status of file descriptors of open input/output channels
select is a system call and application programming interface (API) in Unix-like and POSIX-compliant operating systems for examining the status of file
Select_(Unix)
Play by Samuel Beckett
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish author Samuel Beckett. It was written (1948–1949)
Waiting_for_Godot
Computer telephony software
computer system that makes outgoing calls from a call centre to customers from call agents based upon a loaded list of contacts. Whereas automatic call distribution
Auto_dialer
Voice or tone user interface for telephony
Interactive voice response (IVR) systems are automated telephony systems that interact with callers, gather information, and route calls to the appropriate recipient
Interactive_voice_response
Progressive talk radio station in Willow Springs–Chicago, Illinois
off at sunset in Dallas to protect WBAP in Fort Worth. The call sign was changed to WAIT on September 15, 1941. In 1947, the station began sharing time
WCPT_(AM)
System call
poll is a POSIX system call to wait for one or more file descriptors to become ready for use. On the BSD descendants and macOS, it has been largely superseded
Poll_(Unix)
Algorithm in a thread whose failure cannot cause another thread to fail
non-blocking algorithm is lock-free if there is guaranteed system-wide progress, and wait-free if there is also guaranteed per-thread progress. "Non-blocking"
Non-blocking_algorithm
Simulation system language
Transactions being generated in the system (usually at a certain interval), performing a defined set of rules (like use a resource, wait, transfer), and being removed
GPSS
2008 video game
retains several key features from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007), such as the leveling, perk, and "killstreak" systems. Additionally, World at War marked
Call_of_Duty:_World_at_War
2009 video game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a 2009 first-person shooter game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. It is the sixth installment
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2
Iranian telephone system
The 4030 Call System (Persian: سامانه تلفنی ۴۰۳۰) briefly "4030-system" is the Iranian telephone system that was created during the early days of the COVID-19
4030_Call_System
2013 first-person shooter video game
Warfare 4 ends the 13-year wait for Call of Duty to return to Nintendo hardware". GamesRadar+. Retrieved May 28, 2026. "'Call Of Duty: Ghosts' Multiplayer
Call_of_Duty:_Ghosts
specification calls for this value to be used for the "time-wait" interval, the minimum time a system must keep the socket in the TIME_WAIT state before
Maximum_segment_lifetime
2007 video game
due to players simply waiting for others to "respawn". However, enemies may still respawn infinitely, a notable feature in Call of Duty game engines.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare
Armenian-American metal band
minute. Fans waited for more than an hour for the group to appear, but when a banner hanging at the back of the stage that read "System of a Down" was
System_of_a_Down
Button that allows patients in health care settings to alert a nurse
station, and usually, a nurse or nurse assistant responds to such a call. Some systems also allow the patient to speak directly to the staffer; others simply
Nurse_call_button
Female personal assistant to a high-ranking noblewoman or royal
A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking
Lady-in-waiting
2011 video game
I'd wait for the real reveal." Just hours after the leaked assets appeared on Kotaku, four teaser trailers were released on the official Call of Duty
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_3
Mechanism used in several computer operating systems
any system call in progress. In fact, it is possible for a process to put itself into a "hibernate" state (with the $HIBER system call), or to wait for
Asynchronous_system_trap
2020 video game
Call of Duty: Warzone was a free-to-play battle royale first-person shooter game developed by Raven Software and Infinity Ward and published by Activision
Call of Duty: Warzone (2020 video game)
Call_of_Duty:_Warzone_(2020_video_game)
American semiconductor company
Cerebras Systems Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, develops semiconductors, supercomputers, and related software to power artificial intelligence
Cerebras_Systems
American system for telecoms triage
Wireless Priority Service (WPS) is a system in the United States that allows high-priority emergency telephone calls to avoid congestion on wireless telephone
Nationwide Wireless Priority Service
Nationwide_Wireless_Priority_Service
American television sitcom (2016–2018)
Kevin Can Wait is an American television sitcom starring Kevin James that aired on CBS from September 19, 2016, to May 7, 2018. The series was created
Kevin_Can_Wait
Core of a computer operating system
information to the kernel and switching to supervisor mode. System calls include close, open, read, wait and write. To actually perform useful work, a process
Kernel_(operating_system)
Planned rapid transit system in Belgrade, Serbia
misfortune concerning the construction of the metro system, using play-on-words, Belgrade has been jokingly called "half of a subway" (in Serbian: "metropolis"
Belgrade_Metro
Technology-based system used in the sport of cricket
inconclusive, the on-field umpire's original call stands. In 2013, ICC tested a broadcaster-free replay system. Under the experiment, a non-match umpire
Decision_Review_System
Radio station in Crystal Lake, Illinois (1965–2019)
WAIT call letters were moved to 820 AM. On November 26, 2007, the progressive talk format and the WCPT call sign moved to 820 AM, and the WAIT call sign
WAIT_(AM)
Form of government
extraordinary cases. A presidential system contrasts with a parliamentary system, where the head of government (usually called a prime minister) derives their
Presidential_system
Computing software instance that has created one or more child processes
Unix-like operating systems, every process except process 0 (the swapper) is created when another process executes the fork() system call. The process that
Parent_process
2015 first-person shooter video game
Call of Duty: Black Ops III is a 2015 first-person shooter game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is the twelfth entry in the Call
Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_III
Incident which nearly precipitated nuclear warfare
Defence Forces on duty at the command center of the early-warning system. He decided to wait for corroborating evidence—of which none arrived—rather than immediately
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
Unit of work in a computer
series, with each call waiting for the prior call to complete. on some thread. APCs instead are made without waiting for prior calls to complete. For example
Asynchronous_procedure_call
First-person shooter series introduced in 2006
games in the series; Call of Juarez (2006), Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (2009), Call of Juarez: The Cartel (2011), and Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Call_of_Juarez
2024 video game
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile was a free-to-play first-person shooter game published by Activision. It was released on March 21, 2024 for iOS and Android
Call_of_Duty:_Warzone_Mobile
American humorist, journalist and actor (born 1969)
the quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on the NPR radio network. Rocca turned his fascination with obituaries into a podcast called Mobituaries, currently
Mo_Rocca
Radios operating in the very high frequency maritime mobile band
Safety System (GMDSS), provides all the functionality of voice-only equipment and, additionally, allows several other features: The ability to call another
Marine_VHF_radio
System resource identifier in operating systems
output, the process passes the file descriptor to the kernel through a system call, and the kernel will access the file on behalf of the process. The process
File_descriptor
Methods of delivering voice communications and multimedia over IP networks
such as emergency call support and quality-of-service guarantees, making them a central part of modern mobile telecommunication systems. Voice over IP has
Voice_over_IP
Theorem in queueing theory
in the system to the average wait but even to relate the entire probability distribution (and moments) of the number in the system to the wait. Little's
Little's_law
Operating system
service manages the messages at its own exchange using "wait", "check", and "respond" system calls. CTOS ran on Intel x86 computers, and could run concurrently
Convergent Technologies Operating System
Convergent_Technologies_Operating_System
System of organs used for reproduction
The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual
Reproductive_system
Management system developed by Toyota
Toyoda, Japanese industrial engineers, developed the system between 1948 and 1975. Originally called "Just-in-time production", it builds on the approach
Toyota_Production_System
American dark comedy television series
an executive producer. The title is a parody of the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait. The first two episodes were made available on AMC+ on June 13, 2021, and
Kevin_Can_F**k_Himself
Traffic control device
to cross but has not entered the roadway should reactivate the signal and wait. At this point, the vehicular signal heads change to display an alternating
HAWK_beacon
Hardware instruction in the System/360 family of IBM mainframe
calls to an operating system, see System call. A Supervisor Call instruction (SVC) is a hardware instruction used by the System/360 family of IBM mainframe
Supervisor_Call_instruction
Cast of neo-Western crime media franchise
Whitney (February 21, 2020). "Better Call Saul Stars Say Season 5 Is the One Breaking Bad Fans Have Been Waiting For". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived
List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise
List_of_characters_in_the_Breaking_Bad_franchise
System to train actors
developed in the first half of the twentieth century. His system cultivates what he calls the "art of experiencing" (with which he contrasts the "art
Stanislavski's_system
Fatal error condition in Unix-like operating systems
kernel memory to disk for post-mortem debugging, and then either wait for the system to be manually rebooted, or initiate an automatic reboot. The information
Kernel_panic
Procedure for assigning employees to customers
system there are traditional peaks or busy hours in requests for service. Some workplace cultures will allow longer wait times than others. Systems may
Dispatch_(logistics)
Wireless telecommunications device
pager system was patented in 1949 by Al Gross. Intended for the use of physicians, there was initial resistance to the idea of being permanently on-call, according
Pager
Hierarchy in Imperial China
nèigōng) or the rear palace (後宮; hòugōng). In Chinese, the system is called the "rear palace system" (後宮制度; hòugōng zhìdù). No matter the dynasty, the empress
Imperial_Chinese_harem_system
Load measure in telecommunications
possibility of an unlimited queue and it gives the probability that a new call will need to wait in the queue due to all servers being in use. Erlang's formulae
Erlang_(unit)
Radio station in Woodstock, Illinois
with AM 850 WAIT, for $1.6 million. On November 14, 1988, the station's call sign was changed to WAIT-FM. WAIT-FM simulcast AM 850 WAIT mornings, while
WZSR
"System/370 Extended Architecture: design considerations". IBM Journal of Research & Development. 27 (3). IBM: 198–205. doi:10.1147/rd.273.0198. "WAIT
IBM_System/370-XA
Unique company identifier developed by Dun & Bradstreet
create the number is 24 to 48 hours. When obtaining a DUNS number online, the wait is usually 30 business days, but the assignment of a number can be immediate
Data Universal Numbering System
Data_Universal_Numbering_System
Basic messaging pattern between computers in a network
a replier system, which receives and processes the request, ultimately returning a message in response. It is analogous to a telephone call, in which
Request–response
Audio communication over a telephone
A telephone call, phone call, voice call, or simply a call, is the use of a connection over a telephone network between two parties for audio communication
Telephone_call
Operating system for mobile devices
Android is an operating system owned by Google which is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other free and open-source software, designed
Android_(operating_system)
WAIT SYSTEM-CALL
WAIT SYSTEM-CALL
Boy/Male
Muslim
Wait
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Path; Wait
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English want ‘mole’, hence a nickname, perhaps for a short-sighted person.English : topographic name for someone who lived at a crossroad, a dialect form of Went.Dutch : variant of Wand.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil
Waiting; Wait
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.Thomas Wait came to MA from England in 1634. Samuel Wait (1789–1867), a Baptist clergyman, was born in White Creek, NY, organized Baptists in NC and helped found what became Wake Forest College (1838).
Boy/Male
Muslim
To wait
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Thomas Wart, a country soldier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Waite.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman, Anglo-Norman French waite (of Germanic origin; compare Wachter), or from the same word in its original abstract/collective sense, ‘the watch’. There may also have been some late confusion with White.
Boy/Male
English
Guard.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Wait
Male
Polish
Polish form of Roman Latin Vitus, WIT means "life."
Male
English
Old pet form of English Walter, WAT means "ruler of the army."
Male
English
Short form of English Walter, WALT means "ruler of the army."
Boy/Male
African, American, British, English
To Wait; Stay; Guard
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
To Wait
Female
Irish
Short form of Irish CaitrÃona and Scottish Caitrìona, CAIT means "pure."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Wait
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waite.
WAIT SYSTEM-CALL
WAIT SYSTEM-CALL
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Generosity, Prophets grandfather, Decisive
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Father of Guinevere.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Song of God
Girl/Female
Hindu
True image, Truth
Boy/Male
Sikh
Soft, Gentle
Girl/Female
Arabic, French
Giving Counsel; Advising
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aadhyasri | அதà¯à®¯à®¾à®¸à®°à¯€
First power, The beginning
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Parsi
Unseen Voice; One who Gives Good News
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Young Man
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n.
An assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal or plant, essential to the performance of some particular function or functions which as a rule are of greater complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as, the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity.
v. t.
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.
n.
A girdle or belt for the waist.
v. t.
To wait on, serve, or attend.
v. t.
To stem, or move against; as, to restem a current.
a.
Of or pertaining to the general system, or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction from local death; systemic circulation, in distinction from pulmonic circulation; systemic diseases.
n.
Regular method or order; formal arrangement; plan; as, to have a system in one's business.
v. t.
To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.
inf.
of Wit
v. i.
To wait (on or upon).
n.
A waif.
a.
Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the systemic circulation of the blood.
n.
An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related by some common law, principle, or end; a complete exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a rational dependence or connection; a regular union of principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system of philosophy; a system of government; a system of divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military system; the solar system.
v. t.
To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect.
v. t.
To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a meal; as, to wait dinner.
v. t.
To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.
v. t.
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing.
v. i.
To wait; to stay in waiting.
v. t.
To wait for; to await.
v. t.
To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany; to await.