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symlink

symlink noun: a symbolic link.

Noun

symlink (plural symlinks)

  1. A symbolic link.

Verb

symlink (third-person singular simple present symlinks, present participle symlinking, simple past and past participle symlinked)

  1. (transitive) To make accessible by means of a symbolic link.

Forms of symlink

Noun
pluralsymlinks
Verb
third-person singular presentsymlinks
present participlesymlinking
past participlesymlinked
pastsymlinked

Origin of symlink

Contraction of symbolic link.

Questions about symlink

What does symlink mean?
Symlink means a symbolic link.
What part of speech is symlink?
Symlink can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of symlink?
The plural of symlink is symlinks.

Words near symlink in the dictionary

  1. Symingtons
  2. symitar
  3. symitars
  4. symlet
  5. symlets
  6. symlink
  7. symlinked
  8. symlinking
  9. symlinks
  10. symmedian
  11. symmedians

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