symbolic link

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symbolic link

noun symbolic links

in operating systems derived from Unix A file that contains a reference to another file or directory and serves as a shortcut to it.
Similar: symlink, soft link

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noun computing: a file that contains a reference to another file or directory and serves as a shortcut to it

Português	ligação simbólica
Français	lien symbolique
Deutsch	symbolische Verknüpfung
Ελληνικά	συμβολικός σύνδεσμος symvolikós sýndesmos
Русский	символическая ссылка simvoličeskaja ssylka
Tiếng Việt	liên kết tượng trưng, đường dẫn tượng trưng, liên kết mềm, đường dẫn mềm

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@misc{symbolic_link_2026,
  title = {symbolic link},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/symbolic%20link},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}