Boost your vocab and unleash your potential!

Recently viewed words:
Definitions of computer file
Definition that contains computer file
  • document (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters
  • 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
  • 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
  • back up make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
  • 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; characters use all 8 bits of each byte
  • computer file name (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 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
  • detail file (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task
  • disk file (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label
My lists:
Recently viewed words: