Loopback — The term loopback (sometimes spelled loop back ) is generally used to describe methods or procedures of routing electronic signals, digital data streams, or other flows of items, from their originating facility quickly back to the same source… … Wikipedia
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Device file system — In Unix like operating systems, a device file system or special file system allows software to interact with a device driver using standard input/output system calls, which simplifies many tasks.It includes device files , device nodes , or device … Wikipedia
loopback — Diagnostic test in which a signal is returned to the sending device after passing through a data communications link or network. By comparing the transmitted signal to the received signal, a technician can determine the source of a problem … IT glossary of terms, acronyms and abbreviations
Loop device — In Unix like operating systems, a loop device, vnd (vnode disk), or lofi (loopback file interface) is a pseudo device that makes a file accessible as a block device.Before use, a loop device must be connected to an existing file in the filesystem … Wikipedia
Network interface device — In telecommunications, a Network Interface Device (NID) is a device that serves as the demarcation point between the carrier s local loop and the customer s premises wiring. Generically, an NID may also be called a Network Interface Unit (NIU),… … Wikipedia
Loop device — Ein loop device ist allgemein ein Gerät, das auf sich selbst zurück zeigt. Es werden folgende loop devices unterschieden: in der Netzwerktechnik eine Netzwerkschnittstelle, die alle über sie versendeten Pakete direkt wieder als empfangene Pakete… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Localhost — In computer networking of Unix like operating systems, localhost (meaning this computer ) is the standard hostname given to the address of the loopback network interface. The name is also a reserved domain name (RFC 2606) (cf. .localhost), set… … Wikipedia
Initrd — The initial ramdisk, or initrd is a temporary file system commonly used by the Linux kernel during boot [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch kernel.en.html initrd is not needed for a kernel compiled only for one machine] . The initrd… … Wikipedia
Cloop — (compressed loopback device) ist ein Modul für den Linux Kernel. Es ist eine Art Erweiterung des Loopback devices, das Unterstützung für transparent entkomprimierte Blockgeräte schafft. Es ist jedoch kein komprimiertes Dateisystem, sondern… … Deutsch Wikipedia
