Dev-null Definition

noun

A device file, present in Unix and Unix-like operating systems, that discards all data written to it and yields no input.

It's possible to suppress the compiler's warnings by redirecting standard error to /dev/null.
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(Internet, figuratively) Nowhere; often suggests an intent to ignore specific correspondence.
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Origin of Dev-null

  • From /dev (the Unix directory containing device files) and null.

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