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orphaned i-node definition, from Internet Connection, Inc.

orphaned i-node: /or´f@nd i:´nohd/, n.

[Unix]

1. [techspeak] A file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories of a filesystem.

2. By extension, a pejorative for any person no longer serving a useful function within some organization, esp. lion food without subordinates.

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