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# File
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A file is a pool of data in the [filesystem](/dict/terms/filesystem). On
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userlevel, it\'s referenced using a name, a
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[hardlink](/dict/terms/hardlink) to the file.
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If a file is not referenced anymore (number of hardlinks to it drops to
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0) then the space allocated for that file is re-used, unless it\'s still
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used by some process.
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The file-data splits into actual payload (file contents) and some
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metadata like filesize, filemode or timestamps. The metadata is stored
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in the [inode](/dict/terms/inode).
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Strictly spoken, a [hardlink](/dict/terms/hardlink) (also called
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\"filename\") points to the [inode](/dict/terms/inode) which organizes a
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file, not to the file itself.
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## See also
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- [filesystem](/dict/terms/filesystem)
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- [filetimes](/dict/terms/filetimes)
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- [hardlink](/dict/terms/hardlink)
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- [inode](/dict/terms/inode)
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