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Root

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001036

The highest-level directory in a hierarchical file system, serving as the starting point for all other directories and files. It is also the name of the superuser account in Unix-like operating systems, possessing all privileges and permissions. In Linux, the root directory is denoted by a single forward slash (/).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001036
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Software",
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