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mountpoint

mountpoint is the alternative spelling of mount point.

Meaning of mount point

Noun

mount point (plural mount points)

  1. The directory in a file system used as an entry point for another file system, often representing the content of a physical or virtual storage device.
    • The following example mounts a CD-ROM drive on a mount point named /hsfiles.2003, Janice Winsor, Solaris Operating Environment System Administrator's Guide, Prentice Hall Professional, →ISBN, page 194

Forms of mountpoint

pluralmountpoints

Questions about mountpoint

What is mountpoint the alternative spelling of?
Mountpoint is the alternative spelling of mount point.

Words near mountpoint in the dictionary

  1. mountless
  2. mountlet
  3. mountlets
  4. Mountmellick
  5. Mountnessing
  6. mountpoint
  7. mountpoints
  8. Mountrail County
  9. Mountrath
  10. mounts
  11. mounts a horse foaled by an acorn

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