12.3 Registered Processes

Besides addressing a process by using its pid, there are also BIFs for registering a process under a name. The name must be an atom and is automatically unregistered if the process terminates:

BIFDescription
register(Name, Pid)Associates the name Name, an atom, with the process Pid.
registered()Returns a list of names that have been registered using register/2.
whereis(Name)Returns the pid registered under Name, or undefined if the name is not registered.

Table 12.1: Name Registration BIFs