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mounting

activation of a filesystem instance so that the files it contains are available to applications
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mounting

Summary

mounting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mounting is a type of command[2].
  • mounting is a type of connection[3].
  • mounting is used for file system[4].
  • mounting's facet of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • mounting's used by is recorded as automounter[6].
  • mounting's used by is recorded as mount[7].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include command[2] and connection[3].

Use and Application

mounting is used for file system[4]. Recorded used by include automounter[6] and mount[7].

Why It Matters

mounting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[1] mounting has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] mounting is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

file system operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Alex rosenberg35 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Has use → file system
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → command, connection
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q1079196]]"
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