Parts of apps
Google Chrome HelperChrome service
◐ Close the app instead
Handles networking, storage or audio for all of Chrome.
What it is
Chrome moves shared jobs, such as its network connection and storage, into helpers like this one.
If you close it
Chrome loses that service until it restarts it, usually within seconds. Close Chrome instead.
The verdict
◐ Close the app instead. A part of an app. Closing it alone breaks something, so close its app.
In Activity Monitor
Google Chrome HelperGoogle Chrome Helper (Aperitif)Google Chrome Helper (Plugin)
From Procession’s guide, in the words the app shows.