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file name — noun (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file • Syn: ↑filename, ↑computer filename, ↑computer file name • Topics: ↑computer science … Useful english dictionary
file name extension — noun a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename most applications provide extensions for the files they create most BASIC files use the filename extension … Useful english dictionary
file name — name assigned to a computer file … English contemporary dictionary
Computer file — This article is about computer files and file systems in general terms. For a more detailed and technical article, see File system. A computer file is a block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, which is available to a… … Wikipedia
Fully qualified file name — The term fully qualified file name means a file on a computer whose exact name is completely specified such that it is unambiguous and cannot be mistaken for any other file on that system. It is somewhat equivalent on the Internet to a URL… … Wikipedia
computer science — noun the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures • Syn: ↑computing • Topics: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑electronic computer, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
computer filename — noun (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file • Syn: ↑filename, ↑file name, ↑computer file name • Topics: ↑computer science,… … Useful english dictionary
File locking — is a mechanism that enforces access to a computer file by only one user or process at any specific time. The purpose of locking is to prevent the classic interceding update scenario. The interceding update problem may be illustrated as in the… … Wikipedia
File — (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade}, {Filament}, {Fillet}.] 1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
File firing — File File (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade}, {Filament}, {Fillet}.] 1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
