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file·name

also file name (fīl′nām′)

A name given to a computer file to distinguish it from other files, often containing an extension that classifies it by type.

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filename

(ˈfaɪlˌneɪm)

(Computer Science) an arrangement of characters that enables a computer system to permit the user to have access to a particular file

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file•name

(ˈfaɪlˌneɪm)
n.

an identifying name given to an electronically stored computer file, conforming to limitations imposed by the operating system, as in length or restricted choice of characters.

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Noun

filename - (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

computer file name, computer filename, file name

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"

file name extension, filename extension, extension - 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 .BAS"

Translations

إسم المَلَف

jméno souboru

filnavn

állománynév

dosya adı

filename

[ˈfaɪlˌneɪm] n (Comput) → nome m del file

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file²

(fail) noun

1. a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.

2. a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).

3. in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.

verb

1. to put (papers etc) in a file. He filed the letter under P.

2. to bring (a suit) before a law court. to file (a suit) for divorce.

ˈfilename noun

the name that someone gives to a computer file.

ˈfiling cabinet noun

a piece of furniture with drawers etc for holding papers.

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