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Pseudodevice

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pseudodirectorynoun(computing) 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).
pseudofilenoun(computing) A file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).
pseudoterminalnoun(computing) A pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require.
pseudo-filenounAlternative spelling of pseudofile. [(computing) A file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).]
pseudointerfacenoun(computing) A software component that acts like a network interface but is not a true interface.
pseudostatenoun(politics) A geopolitical entity which has some of the trappings of an independently-governed country or territory, but which lacks real independence and is not recognized as a self-governing political entity by the international community of nations.
pseudotypenoun(computing) Something resembling, or having certain characteristics of, a data type.
pseudoblocknoun(computing, programming) A construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block.
pseudovariablenoun(computing) A named value that acts like a variable but is not a true variable.
pseudoprotocolnoun(computing) Something that can be accessed in the manner of a protocol but is not in fact a protocol.
pseudoelementnoun(computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.
device filenoun(computing) An interface to a device driver that appears in a file system, allowing an application program to interact with a device by using its device driver via standard input/output system calls.
pseudoinstructionnoun(programming) A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions.
pseudohandlenoun(programming) A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle.
pseudoclassnoun(computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) A construct in code that behaves like a class but is not a true class.
block devicenoun(computing, Unix) An abstraction for buffered access to hardware devices, especially storage, where data is read or written in arbitrary-sized blocks.
pseudonamespacenoun(computing, rare) A false namespace achieved by other means.
subdevicenounA device making up part of a larger device.
pseudostatementnoun(logic, philosophy) An unverifiable statement.
submachinenounA machine forming part of a larger machine.

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