device file

noun

Definitions

  1. An interface to a device driver that appears in a file system, allowing an application…

    An interface to a device driver that appears in a file system, allowing an application program to interact with a device by using its device driver via standard input/output system calls.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for device file. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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