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/dev/zero

special file
Thing device_file Q287103

Facts

4 properties
Instance of
device file
Part of
Unix-like operating system[2]
Has use
data stream[3]
Different from
/dev/null[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en /dev/zero
🔖 Identifiers · 1
Freebase ID
/m/02t6y9

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Different from 1
/dev/null
Has use 1
data stream
Instance of 1
device file
Part of 1
Unix-like operating system
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/dev/null
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Summary

/dev/zero is a device file[1].

Related Entities

Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . chise.org. chise.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . chise.org. chise.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). /dev/zero. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dev-zero
MLA “/dev/zero.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Nov. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/dev-zero.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dev-zero_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{/dev/zero}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dev-zero}, note = {Accessed: 2026-11-02}}
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