NOUN | communication | computer file | (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form |
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Meaning | (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form. | |
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Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
Narrower | backup file | (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups |
binary file | (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application | |
disk file | (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label | |
input file, input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program | |
master file, main file | (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent | |
output file | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program | |
read-only file | (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change | |
text file, document | (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters | |
transaction file, detail file | (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task | |
Broader | file, data file | A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
Spanish | archivo informático | |
Catalan | fitxer informàtic |
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