Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudodirectory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-dodi-rec-to-ry
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (for example '/proc' in Linux).

Example Sentences

""Mountpoint caution special /proc filesystem (page 497), which maps useful Linux kernel information to a pseudodirectory.""

Etymology

From pseudo- + directory.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Inflected Forms

pseudodirectories (plural) pseudo-directory (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

directory folder label library subdirectory subfolder tag

Questions

What does pseudodirectory mean?: A virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (for example '/proc' in Linux).
Where does pseudodirectory come from?: From pseudo- + directory.

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