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title: applicationProcess
description: Represents an application executing in a computer system.
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# applicationProcess

Represents an application executing in a computer system.

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| *OID*                 | 2.5.6.11                                                                                                             |
| *Names*               | applicationProcess                                                                                                   |
| *Superior classes*    | [top](oc-top.html)                                                                                                   |
| *Class type*          | STRUCTURAL: for structural specification of the DIT. Entries have only one structural object class superclass chain. |
| *Required attributes* | [cn](at-cn.html), [objectClass](at-objectClass.html)                                                                 |
| *Optional attributes* | [description](at-description.html), [l](at-l.html), [ou](at-ou.html), [seeAlso](at-seeAlso.html)                     |
| *Origin*              | [RFC 4519](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4519)                                                            |
| *Schema file*         | 00-core.ldif                                                                                                         |