Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chown

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
chown
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To change the owner of (a file or directory).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the name of the program for this purpose, short for "change owner".

Usage

Inflected Forms

chowns (present, singular) chowning (participle, present) chowned (participle, past) chowned (past)

Frequently Paired Words

chmod

Questions

What does chown mean?
To change the owner of (a file or directory).
Where does chown come from?
From the name of the program for this purpose, short for "change owner".

How to pronounce chown

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