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Resource Management[1]
In computing, a system call (commonly abbreviated to syscall) is the programmatic way in which a computer program requests a service from the kernel of the operating system on which it is executed. This may include hardware-related services (for example, accessing a hard disk drive), creation and execution of new processes, and communication with integral kernel services such as process scheduling. System calls provide an essential interface between a process and the operating system.[2]
System calls happen at the operating system part of this diagram.
This diagram shows a simplified representation of a system call.
Please click here for a list of system calls in Linux