💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pseudofile"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pseudo-filenoun | Alternative 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).] |
| 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). |
| pseudodevicenoun | (computing) An entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware. |
| pseudoblocknoun | (computing, programming) A construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block. |
| 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. |
| pseudoprotocolnoun | (computing) Something that can be accessed in the manner of a protocol but is not in fact a protocol. |
| pseudoclassnoun | (computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) A construct in code that behaves like a class but is not a true class. |
| pseudovariablenoun | (computing) A named value that acts like a variable but is not a true variable. |
| pseudohandlenoun | (programming) A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle. |
| pseudodatanoun | (computing) Data that is artificially generated in order to test a program; test data. |
| pseudoelementnoun | (computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element. |
| 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. |
| pseudostatementnoun | (logic, philosophy) An unverifiable statement. |
| pseudolanguagenoun | (countable, uncountable) Something written or spoken that resembles language but is not a true language. |
| pseudoterminalnoun | (computing) A pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require. |
| pseudonamespacenoun | (computing, rare) A false namespace achieved by other means. |
| pseudoalgorithmnoun | (computing theory) A description of a process that resembles, but is not in fact, an algorithm, as for example by being written in vague pseudocode. |
| filenoun | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
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