pseudodevice

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English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ device.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pseudodevice (plural pseudodevices)

  1. (computing) An entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware.
    /dev/null is a pseudodevice on Unix-like systems.