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device file

device file noun: an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system, allowing an application program to interact with a device by using its device driver via standard input/output system calls.

Noun

device file (plural device files)

  1. An interface to a device driver that appears in a file system, allowing an application program to interact with a device by using its device driver via standard input/output system calls.

Forms of device file

pluraldevice files

Questions about device file

What does device file mean?
Device file means an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system, allowing an application program to interact with a device by using its device driver via standard input/output system calls.
What part of speech is device file?
Device file is a noun.
What is the plural of device file?
The plural of device file is device files.

Words near device file in the dictionary

  1. devic
  2. device
  3. device addiction
  4. device driver
  5. device drivers
  6. device file
  7. device files
  8. device tree
  9. device under test
  10. deviceful
  11. devicefully

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