[IDLE in TRANSACTION] when I do TOP -c

Hello,

I look the processes on my server where was installed Postgres Database.
I can saw, when I do top command, many process named : idle in
transaction.

What happend with this process? what is the cause of this message?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Fabrice

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