Look up file, files, or filing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. File or filing may refer to: File (tool), a tool used to remove fine amounts of material...
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In the BitTorrent file distribution system, a torrent file or meta-info file is a computer file that contains metadata about files and folders to be distributed...
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A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter,...
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A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital...
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applicable to England and Wales, a criminal charge is allowed to lie on file when the presiding judge agrees that there is enough evidence for a case...
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The computer file hosts is an operating system file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. It is a plain text file. Originally a file named HOSTS.TXT was...
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In computing, a file system or filesystem (often abbreviated to FS or fs) governs file organization and access. A local file system is a capability of...
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A text file (sometimes spelled textfile; an old alternative name is flatfile) is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of...
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computer operating systems, a file descriptor (FD, less frequently fildes) is a process-unique identifier (handle) for a file or other input/output resource...
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An INI file is a configuration file for computer software that consists of plain text with a structure and syntax comprising key–value pairs organized...
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File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the...
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File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents...
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Look up Filer or filer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Filer may refer to: Filer, Idaho Filer, Missouri Filer Charter Township, Michigan Filer City,...
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file management Data hierarchy File camouflage File copying File conversion File deletion File directory File manager File system Filename Flat-file database...
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Filé powder, also called gumbo filé, is a spicy herb seasoning made from the dried and ground leaves of the North American sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum)...
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File transfer is the transmission of a computer file through a communication channel from one computer system to another. Typically, file transfer is...
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The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter. The original television series aired from September 1993 to...
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The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers. The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical...
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temporary file is a file created to store information temporarily, either for a program's intermediate use or for transfer to a permanent file when complete...
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commonly used to signify a backup copy of a file. When a program is about to overwrite an existing file (for example, when the user saves the document...
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A file manager or file browser is a computer program that provides a user interface to manage files and folders. The most common operations performed...
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File fixity is a digital preservation term referring to the property of a digital file being fixed, or unchanged. Fixity checking is the process of verifying...
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"File 13" is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the...
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A kill file (also killfile, bozo bin or twit list) is a file used by some Usenet reading programs to discard articles matching some unwanted patterns...
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In computing, configuration files (commonly known simply as config files) are files used to configure the parameters and initial settings for some computer...
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Crime File is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action crime thriller film by K. Madhu starring Suresh Gopi, Siddique and Sangita Madhavan Nair. The film...
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A Farley file is a set of records kept by politicians on people whom they have met. The term is named for James Farley, Franklin Roosevelt's campaign manager...
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a file server (or fileserver) is a computer attached to a network that provides a location for shared disk access, i.e. storage of computer files (such...
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binary file is a computer file that is not a text file. The term "binary file" is often used as a term meaning "non-text file". Many binary file formats...
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archive file is a computer file that is composed of one or more files along with metadata. Many archive formats also support compression of member files. Archive...
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