symlink

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of symbolic link.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

symlink (plural symlinks)

  1. (computing) A symbolic link.

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

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.