"device file" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: device files [plural]
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  1. (computing) An interface to a device driver that appears in a file system, allowing an application program to interact with a device by using its device driver via standard input/output system calls. Wikipedia link: device file Categories (topical): Computing
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