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Expand Up @@ -868,8 +868,10 @@ changes:
* `output` {Array} Array of results from stdio output.
* `stdout` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[1]`.
* `stderr` {Buffer|string} The contents of `output[2]`.
* `status` {number} The exit code of the child process.
* `signal` {string} The signal used to kill the child process.
* `status` {number|null} The exit code of the subprocess, or `null` if the
subprocess ended due to a signal.
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I don't object to "ended", but please be aware that its non-standard terminology: streams end, processes terminate, on both posixy and windowsy operating systems, see:

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I'll switch to terminate since it's the best term for this.

* `signal` {string|null} The signal used to kill the subprocess, or `null` if
the subprocess did not end due to a signal.
* `error` {Error} The error object if the child process failed or timed out.

The `child_process.spawnSync()` method is generally identical to
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