1. [techspeak] In Unix parlance, to create a child process from
within a process. Technically this is a `fork'; the term `spawn' is a
bit more general and is used for threads (lightweight processes) as
well as traditional heavyweight processes.
2. In gaming, meant to indicate where (spawn-point) and when a player
comes to life (or re-spawns) after being killed. Opposite of {frag}.
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