Character device

Character device

System component or peripheral (such as an Ethernet card or printer) that is accessed without buffer cache memory.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Operating systems
Company: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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character device

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System component or peripheral (such as an Ethernet card or printer) that is accessed without buffer cache memory.

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In reference to video displays, a device that handles text but not graphics.

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An external hardware apparatus that attaches to a computer to allow it to send or receive a specific type of data.

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A mechanism or piece of equipment designed to serve a purpose or perform a function.

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To emphasize displayed characters, as by displaying them in reverse video (light on dark rather than dark on light, and vice versa) or against a colored background.

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Pertaining to the device, program, file, record or portion of the screen that is currently operational or subject to command operations.

cross hatch

Software; Operating systems

Shading made up of regularly spaced, intersecting lines.

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