/dev/null

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Synonyms: devnull, dev null

Antonyms: devnull, dev null

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} A [[device file]], present in [[Unix]] and [[Unix-like]] [[operating system]]s such as [[Linux]], that [[discard]]s all [[data]] [[write|written]] to it and [[yield]]s no [[output]], always presenting as an empty file when read.
2. {{lb|en|Internet slang|figuratively}} [[nowhere|Nowhere]]; often [[suggest]]s an [[intent]] to [[ignore]] specific [[correspondence]].

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