# file descriptor

> abstract indicator (handle) used to access a file or other input/output resource

**Wikidata**: [Q1060813](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1060813)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_descriptor)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/file-descriptor


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [Uncommon uses - VideoLAN Wiki](https://wiki.videolan.org/Uncommon_uses/)
3. [dockerd | Docker Documentation](https://docs.docker.com/v17.09/engine/reference/commandline/dockerd/#daemon-socket-option)