orphaned i-node

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

orphaned i-node
 /or'f@nd i:'nohd/, n.

   [Unix]

   1. [techspeak] A file that retains storage but no longer appears in
   the directories of a filesystem.

   2. By extension, a pejorative for any person no longer serving a
   useful function within some organization, esp. {lion food} without
   subordinates.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

orphaned i-node

   /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no
   longer appears in the directories of a file system.

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