Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudodevice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-do-de-vice
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware.

Example Sentences

"/dev/null is a pseudodevice on Unix-like systems."

Etymology

From pseudo- + device.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Inflected Forms

pseudodevices (plural)

Questions

What does pseudodevice mean?: An entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware.
Where does pseudodevice come from?: From pseudo- + device.

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