Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inode

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: in-ode
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory in a Unix (or similar) file system.

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly short for index node.

Inflected Forms

inodes (plural)

Questions

What does inode mean?: A data structure representing an object such as a file or a directory in a Unix (or similar) file system.
Where does inode come from?: Uncertain, but possibly short for index node.

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