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Orphan

/ˈɔːr.fən/noun / verb
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An orphan is a child who has lost one or both parents due to death, abandonment, or other circumstances, often symbolizing resilience amid vulnerability in stories and real-world scenarios. In modern contexts, it extends to technology, where it describes a file, process, or data left without a controlling parent element, highlighting issues of management and cleanup in digital systems.

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