What is Device file?
[[File:Konqueror dev.png|thumb|Different device files commonly found in Linux]] In some [[operating system]]s, a '''device file''' or '''special file''' is a file on the [[file system]] that can be used to access and control devices, such as [[printer]]s or [[Image scanner|scanner]]s. This is common on [[UNIX]]-like operating systems such as [[Linux]]. [[Category:Computing]]