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pseudodirectory

pseudodirectory noun: a virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (for example '/proc' in Linux).

Noun

pseudodirectory (plural pseudodirectories)

  1. A virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (for example '/proc' in Linux).
    • "Mountpoint caution special /proc filesystem (page 497), which maps useful Linux kernel information to a pseudodirectory."2010, Mark G. Sobell, A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux

pseudodirectory meaning in Tamil

pseudodirectory in Tamil

போலிக் கோப்பகம்

Forms of pseudodirectory

pluralpseudodirectories
alternative formpseudo-directory

Origin of pseudodirectory

From pseudo- + directory.

Questions about pseudodirectory

What does pseudodirectory mean?
Pseudodirectory means a virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (for example '/proc' in Linux).
What is pseudodirectory in Tamil?
Pseudodirectory in Tamil is போலிக் கோப்பகம். See Pseudodirectory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pseudodirectory?
Pseudodirectory is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudodirectory?
The plural of pseudodirectory is pseudodirectories.

Words near pseudodirectory in the dictionary

  1. pseudodiploidy
  2. pseudodipteral
  3. pseudodipteron
  4. pseudodipterons
  5. pseudodirectories
  6. pseudodirectory
  7. pseudodisaccharide
  8. pseudodisaccharides
  9. pseudodiscipline
  10. pseudodisciplines
  11. pseudodiscrete

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