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loop device

Unix device node that allows a file to be mounted as if it were a device
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loop device

Summary

loop device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • loop device is a type of device file[2].
  • loop device's facet of is recorded as operating system[3].

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Definition and Type

loop device is a type of device file[2].

Why It Matters

loop device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (452 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

Related Entities

operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → device file
    Aliases → —
    Osdev article id → 1598
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 1598, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299327035|Loopback Device (#299327035)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #"
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