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The correct spelling is spawn.
How to pronounce spawn
verb
IPA: /ˈspɔːn/
Say it like: Spa-wn
The correct spelling is spawn. To produce or deposit (eggs) in water. For example: "The Web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request."
Usage Examples
“The Web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
- 2.To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
- 3.To bring forth in general.
- 4.To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.
- 5.To plant with fungal spawn.
noun
- 1.The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
- 2.Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
- 3.(by extension, sometimes derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.
- 4.The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
- 5.The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.
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