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system call

noun

Definitions

  1. A function provided by an operating system to allow userspace programs access to…

    A function provided by an operating system to allow userspace programs access to privileged features, such as accessing the system's hardware.

    • The OS provides a system call to open a file, returning file descriptor that can be used to access it.

  2. A particular invocation of an operating-system-provided system-call function.

    • After a system call, control is returned to the process.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for system call. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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