systems, a device file, device node, or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file. There...

The BMP file format or bitmap, is a raster graphics image file format used to store bitmap digital images, independently of the display device (such as...

storage device for a file system. File systems such as tmpfs can store files in virtual memory. A virtual file system provides access to files that are...

task Computer, a computing device Device file, an interface of a peripheral device driver Electronic component, a device that can be embedded in the...

systems, a loop device, vnd (vnode disk), or lofi (loop file interface) is a pseudo-device that makes a computer file accessible as a block device. Before use...

In computing, a computer file is a resource for recording data on a computer storage device, primarily identified by its filename. Just as words can be...

systems, the null device is a device file that discards all data written to it but reports that the write operation succeeded. This device is called /dev/null...

A Memory Technology Device (MTD) is a type of device file in Linux for interacting with flash memory. The MTD subsystem was created to provide an abstraction...

responsible for user access of files located on a data storage device. File viewers allow the user to open and view content on a device, such as a Personal Computer...

The device independent file format (DVI) is the output file format of the TeX typesetting program, designed by David R. Fuchs and implemented by Donald...