symlink

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noun

A symbolic link.

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Meanings

nounsymlink (plural symlinks)

plural symlinks

  1. computingA symbolic link.
verbsymlink (third-person singular simple present symlinks, present participle symlinking, simple past and past participle symlinked)

present singular third person symlinks · participle present symlinking · participle past symlinked · past symlinked

  1. transitivecomputingTo make accessible by means of a symbolic link.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
symbolic link

Origin

Contraction of symbolic link.

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APA

symlink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symlink

MLA

“symlink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symlink. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symlink,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symlink.

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