pseudofile

English

noun
Definitions
  • (computers) 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).

Etymology

Prefix from English file (computer file, an aggregation of data, cutting and smoothing tool).

Origin

English

file

Gloss

computer file, an aggregation of data, cutting and smoothing tool

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