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loop device

Unix device node that allows a file to be mounted as if it were a device
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loop device

Summary

loop device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • loop device's subclass of is recorded as device file[2].
  • loop device's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b3ylq[3].
  • loop device's facet of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • loop device's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 171516069[5].
  • loop device's man page is recorded as loop.4[6].

Why It Matters

loop device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). loop device. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/loop-device
MLA “loop device.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/loop-device.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_loop-device_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{loop device}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/loop-device}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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