Answer / chandra shekhar

fork is an API(application programming interface) function
to create child process. The child process created is a new
process with new process id and executs instruction next to
fork. fork returns non zero to parent and zero to child.It
share file if file is already open(like stdin ,stdout etc..).

Answer / satishattla

fork means instance of particular thing

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