DEFUNCT

Defunct

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defunct

Noun

  1. The dead person (referred to).

Verb

  1. To make defunct.

Adjective

  1. Deceased, dead.
  2. No longer in use, inactive.
  3. Specifically, of a program: that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because the parent process that created it is still running and has not yet reaped it. See also zombie, zombie process.
  4. No longer in business or service.


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