Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

symlink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
sym-link
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A symbolic link.

verb

To make accessible by means of a symbolic link.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Contraction of symbolic link.

Usage

Inflected Forms

symlinks (plural) symlinks (present, singular) symlinking (participle, present) symlinked (participle, past) symlinked (past)

Questions

What does symlink mean?
A symbolic link.
Where does symlink come from?
Contraction of symbolic link.

How to pronounce symlink

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