Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
renice
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change (usually to lower) the priority of a process that is already running.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From re- + nice. See nice (“to run a process with a specified priority”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

renices (present, singular) renicing (participle, present) reniced (participle, past) reniced (past)

Questions

What does renice mean?
To change (usually to lower) the priority of a process that is already running.
Where does renice come from?
From re- + nice. See nice (“to run a process with a specified priority”).

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