THESAURUS

Dereference Thesaurus

(computing, *nix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.

Synonyms for Dereference

Depending on context, synonyms include follow, resolve.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reference, peek, launder, point, refetch, poke.

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Possible synonyms include follow, resolve.

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