"devnode" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: devnodes [plural]
Etymology: Short for device node. Head templates: {{en-noun}} devnode (plural devnodes)
  1. (computing, Microsoft Windows) A handle to a hardware device in a tree data structure representing the connections between devices on the system. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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