How and why is this string of text a fork bomb?

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/996795/h...

Question links:
[image]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/cunNy.png

Accepted answer links:
[a link]: https://archive.rebeccablacktech.com/g/t...

Answer 2 links:
[kasperd suggested]: https://superuser.com/questions/996795/h...
[Jacob Krall suggested]: https://superuser.com/questions/996795/h...

Answer 3 links:
[operator precedence]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_o...

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