pseudofile

== English == === Alternative forms === pseudo-file === Etymology === From pseudo- +‎ file. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pseudofile (plural pseudofiles) (computing) A file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux). === See also === pseudodirectory === Anagrams === pseudo-life, pseudolife