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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>orphaned i-node</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../O.html" title="O"/><link rel="previous" href="orphan.html" title="orphan"/><link rel="next" href="orthogonal.html" title="orthogonal"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">orphaned i-node</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="orphan.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">O</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="orthogonal.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="orphaned-i-node"/><dt xmlns="" id="orphaned-i-node"><b>orphaned i-node</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/or<6F>f@nd i:<3A>nohd/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Unix]</p></dd><dd><p> 1. [techspeak] A file that retains storage but no longer appears in
the directories of a filesystem. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. By extension, a pejorative for any person no longer serving a
useful function within some organization, esp.
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