Process - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A process is a running instance of a program, with its own memory, file descriptors, and a unique process ID (PID) assigned by the operating system.
In CI
Every run: step launches one or more processes. When a step ends, its exit code is the exit code of its top-level process, and CI fails the job if that code is non-zero.
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