From 5b5c4787e92eea8227d0cb06fc6a72b911e3a272 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zeke Sikelianos Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:52:43 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] add-clarification-about-main-process --- docs/glossary.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/glossary.md b/docs/glossary.md index d0e6f0342e6a..d1e2739e7455 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.md +++ b/docs/glossary.md @@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ The full Node API is built in. Every app's main process file is specified in the `main` property in `package.json`. This is how `electron .` knows what file to execute at startup. +In Chromium, this process is referred to as the "browser process". It is +renamed in Electron to avoid confusion with renderer processes. + See also: [process](#process), [renderer process](#renderer-process) ### MAS