English

Alternative forms

• pseudo-directory

Noun

pseudodirectory ‎(plural pseudodirectories)

1. (computing) directory that doesn't represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead it is automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (ex. '/proc' in Linux)
   • 2010, Mark G. Sobell, A Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux

     "Mountpoint caution special /proc filesystem (page 497), which maps useful Linux kernel information to a pseudodirectory."