soft link

sɔft lɪŋk

Definition

Definition of soft link - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

file system

TECH.

file that points to another file or directory

TECH.

A soft link can point to any file or folder.
A soft link redirected the backup to a different drive.
Create a soft link to avoid duplicating large files.

symbolic link

symlink

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Expressions with soft

go soft

lose firmness or hardness

The bread will go soft if left out.

soft heart

kind and compassionate nature

She has a soft heart for animals.

soft touch

gentle and careful way of handling something

She has a soft touch with delicate flowers..

soft on

adj.

being lenient or not strict

The teacher is soft on late submissions.

be going soft

lose firmness or structure

The fruit is going soft.

be soft on

treat someone with leniency or gentleness

The teacher was soft on the students during exams.

Expressions with link

link up

meet with someone informally

Let's link up at the cafe later.

weak link

least strong part of a group or system

The team's defense was the weak link in the game.

missing link

piece of information needed for understanding

The detective found the missing link in the case.

break the link

end a connection between two things

She decided to break the link between the accounts.

link in a chain

single ring in a metal chain

He repaired the broken link in a chain.

link in the chain

single part of a connected series

Each link in the chain is crucial for its strength.

the weakest link

the least strong part of something

The chain broke at the weakest link.

link arms

hold each other's arms by bending elbows together

They link arms as they walk down the street.

dead link

hyperlink that no longer works

I clicked on the dead link and got an error.

link back

refer to a previous point or source

The article links back to the original research.

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firm link

technology

link in a file system with hard and soft link traits

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French:lien symbolique, ...
German:symbolischer Link, ...
Italian:collegamento simbolico, ...
Spanish:enlace simbólico, ...
Portuguese:ligação simbólica, ...
Chinese:软链接, ...
Japanese:シンボリックリンク, ...
Arabic:رابِط رَمْزِي, ...
Hebrew:קִישׁוּר סִימְבּוּלִי, ...
Russian:символическая ссылка, ...
Ukrainian:символічне посилання, ...
Hindi:सॉफ्ट लिंक, ...
Bengali:সফট লিংক, ...
Catalan:enllaç simbòlic, ...
Czech:symbolický odkaz, ...
Danish:symbolsk link, ...
Dutch:symbolische link, ...
Greek:συμβολικός σύνδεσμος, ...
Hungarian:szimbolikus link, ...
Khmer:តំណភ្ជាប់និមិត្ត, ...
Korean:심볼릭 링크, ...
Persian:پیوند نمادین, ...
Polish:link symboliczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):link simbólico, ...
Romanian:legătură simbolică, ...
Swedish:symbolisk länk, ...
Thai:ลิงก์เชิงสัญลักษณ์, ...
Turkish:sembolik bağlantı, ...
Vietnamese:liên kết mềm, ...

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