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System call

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001193

A mechanism for a running computer program to request a service from the operating system kernel. This allows user-level applications to access hardware resources or perform privileged operations. Common system calls include reading from a file, writing to a network socket, or creating a new process.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001193
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-001193",
  "term": "System call",
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  "definition": "A mechanism for a running computer program to request a service from the operating system kernel. This allows user-level applications to access hardware resources or perform privileged operations. Common system calls include reading from a file, writing to a network socket, or creating a new process.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/system-call/"
}

Record 1,311 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.