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| A filename that is complete and starts with the name of the root directory, including all directories up to the current file or directory. |
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| A system that ensures that data can be properly backed up. |
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| A common utility that is used for compression that originally used a more efficient encryption algorithm |
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| A technology that is used to reduce the size of files by analyzing redundant patterns and storing them more efficiently. |
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| A peripheral that is attached to a computer to perform a specific task. |
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| A folder in the file system that can be used to store files in an organized manner. |
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| File System Hierarchy Standard (FHS) |
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| A standard that defines which Linux directories should be used for which purpose. |
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| Also referred to as a directory, a structure in the file system used to organize files that belong together. |
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| One of the most common utilities that is used for compression and decompression of files on Linux. |
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| A name associated with an inode. A file that does not have at least one of these is considered a deleted file. |
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| A structure that contains the complete administration of a file. |
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| A connection that is made between a device and a directory. |
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| The complete reference to the location of a file. |
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| A filename that is relative to a directory that is not the root directory. |
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| The starting point of the file system hierarchy, noted as /. |
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| A utility originally designed to offer support for archiving nondefault file attributes, such as access control lists or SELinux file context that has been replaced by the release of The Tape Archiver. |
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| A special type of file that contains a reference to another file or directory in the form of an absolute or relative path. |
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| The Tape Archiver; the default Linux utility that is used to create and extract backups. |
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