symlink

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English

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Etymology

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Contraction of symbolic link.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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symlink (plural symlinks)

  1. (computing) A symbolic link.

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Verb

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symlink (third-person singular simple present symlinks, present participle symlinking, simple past and past participle symlinked)

  1. (computing, transitive) To make accessible by means of a symbolic link.