Pseudofile
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudofile is a noun meaning (computing) 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).
Meaning
(computing) 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).
Word Forms
- pseudofiles
- pseudo-file
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudo-file, pseudodirectory, pseudodevice, pseudoblock, pseudointerface, pseudostate.
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