PID
Task tracking number
PID is an acronym with several technical meanings.
In computing, a process identifier (PID) is a unique number assigned to each running program, allowing the operating system to track and manage it.
In engineering, a PID controller uses proportional-integral-derivative feedback to maintain stable systems—thermostats and cruise control work this way.
In medicine, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs, typically caused by sexually transmitted bacteria.
Scaled to match another
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- feedbackReturned response data
- loopCurve closing on itself
tuning · setpoint · error · gain · control system · automation · stability · actuator
proportional
Scaled to match another
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
- feedbackReturned response data
loop · tuning · setpoint · error · gain · control system · automation · stability · actuator · sensor
infection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
endometritis · chlamydia · gonorrhea · infertility · ectopic · abscess · adhesions · fever · discharge · antibiotics
process
Steps toward a result
- identifierLabel for recognition
- taskWork to be done
- threadFiber for stitching
kill · spawn · parent · child · fork · zombie · orphan · daemon · kernel · scheduler
PIDcured
Restored to health
pelvic health · uninfected · reproductive health · asymptomatic · remission
- pidgin EnglishSimplified mixed speech for communication