Definition of Defuct
De*funct" (?). a. [L. defunctus,
p. p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish,
depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F.
défunt. See Function.] Having finished the
course of life; dead; deceased. "Defunct organs."
Shak.
The boar, defunct, lay tripped up,
near. Byron.
De*funct", n. A dead person; one
deceased.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- deceased
- no longer in use, inactive
- (computers) a process that has terminated but is still shown in the list of processes because child processes created by it are still running. See also zombie.
- (business) that has stopped working, shut down, or dissolved. Out of business.
a defunct company
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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