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Subject: Re: [PATCH] locks: rename file-private locks to file-description
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Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:34:39 -0700
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On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 08:32:44PM +0200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> So, can you *please* answer this question: what do you call (i.e., 
> what  everyday technical language term do use for) the thing
> that sits between a file descriptor and an i-node? 

An open file.