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file descriptor

file descriptor noun: a process-unique identifier for a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket.

Noun

file descriptor (plural file descriptors)

  1. A process-unique identifier for a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket.

Forms of file descriptor

pluralfile descriptors

Questions about file descriptor

What does file descriptor mean?
File descriptor means a process-unique identifier for a file or other input/output resource, such as a pipe or network socket.
What part of speech is file descriptor?
File descriptor is a noun.
What is the plural of file descriptor?
The plural of file descriptor is file descriptors.

Words near file descriptor in the dictionary

  1. file carving
  2. file clerk
  3. file clerks
  4. file closer
  5. file closers
  6. file descriptor
  7. file descriptors
  8. file down
  9. file extension
  10. file extensions
  11. file film

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