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A device file, present in Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, that discards all data written to it and yields no output, always being as an empty file when read.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- It's possible to suppress the compiler's warnings by redirecting standard error to /dev/null.
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Nowhere; often suggests an intent to ignore specific correspondence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, figuratively
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From Unix operating systems, where /dev (the Unix directory containing device files) contains a null entry representing no device.
