noun as in strong fondness

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symbolic link, soft link

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Example:A symbolic link and a symlink are basically the same thing in different contexts.

Definition:A name assigned to a file that corresponds to the file’s inode rather than to a name stored in a directory so that the file can be addressed by any of its symbolic names.

From symbolic link

Example:In Unix, you can create a soft link by running `ln -s existing_file new_link_name`.

Definition:A type of symbolic link that points to a file or directory, used to provide a convenient way to access certain files.

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