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title: "what is PID datatype?"  
description: "what is PID datatype?"  
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published: 2015-06-24  
updated: 2020-09-14  
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# what is PID datatype?

PID mean Process Identifier and is the datatype used for the unique process identifiers which are assigned to every process.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

PID mean Process Identifier and is the datatype used for the unique process identifiers which are assigned to every process.


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