Act of a parent process acknowledging that its child process has exited, thereby removing it from the process table. Until the child process is reaped it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process
To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions
gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association
To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works; in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions
If you reap the benefits or the rewards of something, you enjoy the good things that happen as a result of it. You'll soon begin to reap the benefits of being fitter