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inode

inode noun: a data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory in a Unix (or similar) file system.

Noun

inode (plural inodes)

  1. A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory in a Unix (or similar) file system.

Forms of inode

pluralinodes

Origin of inode

Uncertain, but possibly short for index node.

Questions about inode

What does inode mean?
Inode means a data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory in a Unix (or similar) file system.
What part of speech is inode?
Inode is a noun.
What is the plural of inode?
The plural of inode is inodes.

Words near inode in the dictionary

  1. inoculous
  2. inoculum
  3. inoculums
  4. inoculus
  5. inocybe
  6. inode
  7. inodes
  8. inodiate
  9. inodiated
  10. inodiates
  11. inodiating

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