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<p>A <b>close system call</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=system_call">system call</a> used to close a <a href="page.php?w=file_descriptor">file descriptor</a> by the <a href="page.php?w=Kernel_%28operating_system%29">kernel</a>.  For most <a href="page.php?w=File_system">file systems</a>, a <a href="page.php?w=Computer_program">program</a> terminates access to a <a href="page.php?w=File_%28computing%29">file</a> in a filesystem using the close system call.  This flushes file buffers, updates file <a href="page.php?w=metadata">metadata</a>, which may</p><p>
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