/sham-bol'ik link/ A Unix symbolic link, particularly when it confuses you, points to nothing at all, or results in your ending up in some completely unexpected part of the file system.
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SHAMBOLIC LINK
Meaning of SHAMBOLIC LINK in English
FOLDOC computer English dictionary. Английский словарь по компьютерам FOLDOC. 2012