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# File
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A file is a pool of data in the [filesystem](../dict/terms/filesystem.md). On
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userlevel, it's referenced using a name, a
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[hardlink](../dict/terms/hardlink.md) 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.md).
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Strictly spoken, a [hardlink](../dict/terms/hardlink.md) (also called
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\"filename\") points to the [inode](../dict/terms/inode.md) 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.md)
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- [filetimes](../dict/terms/filetimes.md)
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- [hardlink](../dict/terms/hardlink.md)
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- [inode](../dict/terms/inode.md)
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