On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 01:55:59PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 03:19:12 -0700
> spiralofhope <spiralofhope@???> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 09:59:53 -0400
> > Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
> >
> > > Is there an establiched word in the Linux/Unix xommunity
> > > for something which might be a file or a directory?
> >
> > Perhaps something like inode?
>
> Inode is a number used to locate a file or directory, so it's the wrong
> word for this purpose. I'd suggest either "file or directory", or to
> coin your own word (filerectory?).

Actually, an inode is an entry in the on-disk inode table.
The number is an index into that table.

>
> I coined the word wmde to stand for "Window manager or desktop
> environment", because in many cases you can use either to fulfill the
> same basic purpose.

I suspect that's what I'm going to have to do.
Unless someething better coes along I'm clling it a Thing.
I do hope something better comes along.

-- hendrik
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