Solutions to Saturday Mac riddles 157

I hope that you enjoyed Saturday’s Mac Riddles, episode 157. Here are my solutions to them.

1: Assumed name otherwise points to the original.

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alias

Assumed name (an alias) otherwise (original meaning of the Latin word) points to the original (what a Finder alias does).

2: Fuse special character with part of a chain for a reference pointer.

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symlink (or symbolic link)

Fuse special character (symbol) with part of a chain (link) for a reference pointer (a symbolic link, or symlink).

3: Steadfast 7.92 inch two-way connector between grouped volumes.

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firmlink

Steadfast (firm) 7.92 inch (old imperial measure of length equal to this) two-way connector between grouped volumes (a firmlink is just that, between System and Data volumes).

The common factor

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They’re all methods of linking to files or folders.

I look forward to your putting alternative cases.

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zygoat on June 27, 2022 at 5:00 pm

Perhaps there is an editing error in the explanation for “firmlink”. The explanation “old imperial measure of length equal to this” doesn’t quite make sense on its own, but Googling reveals this defines a “link” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_(unit). Clever!

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  hoakley on June 27, 2022 at 7:34 pm
  
  Thank you. The first part of the riddle gives the two parts of the solution, with the second of those being that old imperial measure of length, for second part of the word.
  It’s very topical in the UK at the moment, because our idiot of a Prime Minister seems determined to re-introduce imperial measures, against the good sense of everyone else in what used to be a nation. Although the link was seldom used, as someone who did learn imperial measures when at school, I recall that a chain is the length of a cricket pitch, or 22 yards, and is made up of 100 links, which are therefore each of 7.92 inches in length. I look forward to the day when I can use these irrational and futile units when purchasing timber and other goods, to the great annoyance of everyone else.
  Howard.
  
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1: Assumed name otherwise points to the original.

alias

2: Fuse special character with part of a chain for a reference pointer.

symlink (or symbolic link)

3: Steadfast 7.92 inch two-way connector between grouped volumes.

firmlink

The common factor

They’re all methods of linking to files or folders.

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