See dereference on Wiktionary
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"fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "operate on the target of a symbolic link", "word": "seurata" }, { "_dis1": "11 89", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "operate on the target of a symbolic link", "word": "déréférencer" }, { "_dis1": "11 89", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "operate on the target of a symbolic link", "word": "avreferera" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/dɪˈɹɛfɹəns/", "tags": [ "UK" ] } ], "word": "dereference" } { "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "de", "3": "reference" }, "expansion": "de- + reference", "name": "prefix" } ], "etymology_text": "From de- + reference.", "forms": [ { "form": "dereferences", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "dereference (plural dereferences)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "_dis": "25 36 39", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms prefixed with de-", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } 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