symbolic link

collocation in English

meaningsofsymbolicandlink

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symbolic
adjective
uk
/sɪmˈbɒl.ɪk/us
/sɪmˈbɑː.lɪk/
representing ...
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link
noun[C]
uk
/lɪŋk/us
/lɪŋk/
a connection between two people, things, ...
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(Definition ofsymbolicandlinkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsymbolic link

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It removes the temporary file (merely removing thesymboliclink).
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When asymboliclinkis added to the repository, a file containing the link target is created with this property set.
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Variables embedded in asymboliclinkmay include user and environment specific information.
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Thesymboliclinkis a second file that exists independently of its target.
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In such situations, asymboliclinkbetween the language and the persecuting regime can lead to a rejection of that language.
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If a link to a file on a different volume is needed, it may be created with asymboliclink.
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This was by far the holiest of the three, asymboliclinkbetween the city and the sea from which it depended.
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The water acts as the stage for the puppets, and as asymboliclinkto the rice harvest.
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When a directory listing of asymboliclinkthat points to a directory is requested, only the link itself will be displayed.
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If a link to a file on a different file system is needed, it may be created with asymboliclink.
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A malicious user can create asymboliclinkto a file not otherwise accessible to him or her.
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The file contained the textual reference to the links target, and an indicator denoting it as asymboliclink.
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If asymboliclinkis deleted, its target remains unaffected.
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A "variable" or "variantsymboliclink" is asymboliclinkthat has a variable name embedded in it.
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This allows some flexibility in filesystem order that is not possible with a standardsymboliclink.
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Thesymboliclinkwas a pseudo-file in the file system that, when accessed, would cause another file to be accessed instead.
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Symbolic links operate transparently for most operations: programs that read or write to files named by asymboliclinkwill behave as if operating directly on the target file.
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It could also itself be asymboliclink, in which case a further level of indirection would be performed; linking up to 10 levels deep was permitted.
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