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pseudofile

pseudofile noun: a file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).

Noun

pseudofile (plural pseudofiles)

  1. A file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).

Forms of pseudofile

pluralpseudofiles
alternative formpseudo-file

Origin of pseudofile

From pseudo- + file.

Questions about pseudofile

What does pseudofile mean?
Pseudofile means a file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).
What part of speech is pseudofile?
Pseudofile is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudofile?
The plural of pseudofile is pseudofiles.

Words near pseudofile in the dictionary

  1. pseudofilament
  2. pseudofilamentation
  3. pseudofilamentations
  4. pseudofilamentous
  5. pseudofilaments
  6. pseudofile
  7. pseudofiles
  8. pseudofinal
  9. pseudofinite
  10. pseudofissitunicate
  11. pseudoflower

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