= Linux kernel
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A concrete <operating-system kernel> whose documented <file system> interface distinguishes a name-associated `dentry`, an object-associated `inode`, and a `file` object created for an open instance. An <inode> can have several name-associated objects. This illustrates the distinction among <directory entries>, <inodes> and <open file descriptions>; it does not imply identical structures in every <operating system>. https://docs.kernel.org/filesystems/vfs.html[Linux kernel documentation, Overview of the Linux Virtual File System: directory entries, inode objects and file objects]{ref}
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