NOUN | communication | filename extension, extension, file name extension | a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters |
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Meaning | A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename. | |
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Example | "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" | |
Synonyms | extension, file name extension | |
Part of | filename, file name, computer filename, computer file name | (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files |
Broader | string | A linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) |
Spanish | extensión |
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