Spawn (computing) definition

Spawn (computing)

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WordNet

noun

(1) The mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

verb

(2) Lay spawn

"The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

(3) Call forth

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Etymology

Recorded since 1413; from , , from , from espandre, from .

Verb

To produce and/or deposit (eggs) in water.
To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
To bring forth in general.
To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
To plant with fungal spawn
To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
To reproduce, especially in large numbers.

Noun

The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism
Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation
(by extension) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring

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