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Symbolic link

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001187

A special type of file that points to another file or directory in the file system, acting as an alias or shortcut. When a program accesses a symbolic link, the operating system redirects the request to the target file or directory. Unlike a hard link, a symbolic link can span across different file systems and can point to non-existent targets.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001187
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A special type of file that points to another file or directory in the file system, acting as an alias or shortcut. When a program accesses a symbolic link, the operating system redirects the request to the target file or directory. Unlike a hard link, a symbolic link can span across different file systems and can point to non-existent targets.",
  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/symbolic-link/"
}

Record 1,305 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.