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Expand Up @@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ be sent `'SIGTERM'`. See `signal(7)` for a list of available signals.

May emit an `'error'` event when the signal cannot be delivered. Sending a
signal to a child process that has already exited is not an error but may
have unforeseen consequences. Specifically, if the process ID (PID) has been
reassigned to another process, the signal will be delivered to that process
instead. What happens next is anyone's guess.
have unforeseen consequences. Specifically, if the process identifier (PID) has
been reassigned to another process, the signal will be delivered to that
process instead. What happens next is anyone's guess.

Note that while the function is called `kill`, the signal delivered to the
child process may not actually kill it. `kill` really just sends a signal
Expand All @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ See `kill(2)`

* {Integer}

The process ID (PID) of the child process.
The process identifier (PID) of the child process.

Example:

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