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system call

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

Noun

system call (plural system calls)

  1. 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.

system call meaning in Tamil

system call in Tamil

அமைப்பு விளி

Forms of system call

pluralsystem calls

Words formed from system call

Questions about system call

What does system call mean?
System call means a function provided by an operating system to allow userspace programs access to privileged features, such as accessing the system's hardware.
What is system call in Tamil?
System call in Tamil is அமைப்பு விளி. See System call meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is system call?
System call is a noun.
What is the plural of system call?
The plural of system call is system calls.

Words near system call in the dictionary

  1. system architecture
  2. system architectures
  3. system bus
  4. system buses
  5. system busses
  6. system call
  7. system card
  8. system cards
  9. System D
  10. System F
  11. system file

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