The name points to the metadata location. It is possible for the name of a deleted file to be erased or reused, but the file metadata still exists. We call these Orphan Files because they have no parent or at least the root directory is not its ultimate parent. Is it true? Yes, a block which has no children is commonly referred to as orphaned. But that is not the definition of orphaned that you are using.
Show 15 more comments. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Stack Gives Back Safety in numbers: crowdsourcing data on nefarious IP addresses. Featured on Meta. New post summary designs on greatest hits now, everywhere else eventually. Linked Related 1. But not really, because they are typically in a pile of other random orphan quilt blocks- so they are alone but in a collection.
You had good intentions of completing it, but something or another happened and the finishing came to a complete halt. Not the right colors. Not your favorite anymore. You pushed it aside to complete a more urgent project.
It was for someone, but not finished. Some even may say that these orphan projects hold a certain guilt to them as well. When you glance at them, you feel all guilty. Oh, I should be working on that….
The orphan project is really something that you came up with — for a certain purpose. I say, forget the end result — like giving it as a gift to so and so like you planned too.
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