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Pseudointerface

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pseudoterminalnoun(computing) A pair of pseudodevices that can communicate with each other without the hardware that a true device would require.
pseudodevicenoun(computing) An entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware.
pseudoprotocolnoun(computing) Something that can be accessed in the manner of a protocol but is not in fact a protocol.
pseudoblocknoun(computing, programming) A construct that resembles a block of source code but is not a true block.
pseudoclassnoun(computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) A construct in code that behaves like a class but is not a true class.
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).
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.
pseudoelementnoun(computing, Internet, Cascading Style Sheets) An object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.
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.
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).
pseudohandlenoun(programming) A special value that can be treated as a handle (e.g. to identify a process) but is not a true handle.
pseudostatementnoun(logic, philosophy) An unverifiable statement.
pseudonamespacenoun(computing, rare) A false namespace achieved by other means.
pseudolanguagenoun(countable, uncountable) Something written or spoken that resembles language but is not a true language.
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).]
pseudotypenoun(computing) Something resembling, or having certain characteristics of, a data type.
proxynounAn agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
pseudovariablenoun(computing) A named value that acts like a variable but is not a true variable.
programming interfacenoun(computing) Ellipsis of application programming interface. [(computing, programming) A set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications, which makes it possible for software components to interact with one another.]
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.

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