pseudodirectory

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noun

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).

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Meanings

nounpseudodirectory (plural pseudodirectories)

plural pseudodirectories · alternative pseudo-directory

  1. computingA 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).

    "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

Origin

From pseudo- + directory.

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APA

pseudodirectory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodirectory

MLA

“pseudodirectory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodirectory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudodirectory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodirectory.

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