In *nix, what causes “sleeping” in top command?

habibzadeh

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What causes these \[code\]sleeping\[/code\] processes that I see in \[code\]top\[/code\]? If I were to call PHP's \[code\]sleep()\[/code\] function, would that add to the \[code\]sleeping\[/code\] count I see in \[code\]top\[/code\]? Are there any disadvantages to having a high number in \[code\]sleeping\[/code\]?
 
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