pseudodirectory
See also: pseudo-directory
English
Alternative forms
- pseudo-directory
Etymology
pseudo- + directory
Noun
pseudodirectory (plural pseudodirectories)
- (computing) A directory 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).
- 2010, Mark G. Sobell, A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux
- "Mountpoint caution special /proc filesystem (page 497), which maps useful Linux kernel information to a pseudodirectory."
- 2010, Mark G. Sobell, A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux