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Priority at which the process is running.
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published property TPROCESS.Priority : TProcessPriority |
Priority determines the priority at which the process is running.
| Priority | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ppHigh | The process runs at higher than normal priority. |
| ppIdle | The process only runs when the system is idle (i.e. has nothing else to do) |
| ppNormal | The process runs at normal priority. |
| ppRealTime | The process runs at real-time priority. |
Note that not all priorities can be set by any user. Usually, only users with administrative rights (the root user on Unix) can set a higher process priority.
On UNIX, the process priority is mapped on Nice values as follows:
| Priority | Nice value |
|---|---|
| ppHigh | 20 |
| ppIdle | 20 |
| ppNormal | 0 |
| ppRealTime | -20 |
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type determining the priority of the newly started process. |