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| Original author(s) | William LeFebvre |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1984 |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Type | Process viewer / System monitor |
top (table of processes) is a task manager or system monitor program, found in many Unix-like operating systems, that displays information about CPU and memory utilization.