According Linus (and everything is a file) "File" actually mean byte array/"stream of bytes"[0]. The latter maps proper well to all cache hierarchy. [0]: https

According Linus (and everything is a file) "File" actually mean byte array/"stream of bytes"[0]. The latter maps proper well to all cache hierarchy. [0]: https://yarchive.net/comp/linux/everything_is_file.html https://yarchive.net/comp/linux/everything_is_file.html