A computer file is a collection of data on a computer storage device, primarily identified by its filename. Just as words can be written on paper, so...
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A file format is the way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It may describe the encoding at various levels of abstraction including...
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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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This is a list of computer file formats, categorized by domain. Some formats are listed under multiple categories. Each format is identified by a capitalized...
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Test File or EICAR test file is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) and Computer Antivirus...
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contained in a computer file File system, a method of storing and organizing computer files and their data Files by Google, an Android app Files (Apple), an...
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running on the same computer. A distributed file system is a protocol that provides file access between networked computers. A file system provides a data...
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A data file is a computer file which stores data to be used by a computer application or system, including input and output data. A data file usually does...
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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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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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File size is a measure of how much data a computer file contains or how much storage space it is allocated. Typically, file size is expressed in units...
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2024-09-20. Computer Knowledge. "File Extension .CR2 Details". filext.com. "Inside the Canon RAW format version 2, understanding .CR2 file format and files produced...
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A text file (sometimes spelled textfile; an old alternative name is flat file) is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of...
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Scratch (programming language) (redirect from .sb file)
can be found here. In Scratch 1.4, an *.sb file was the file format used to store projects. An *.sb file is divided into four sections: "header", this...
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end-of-file (EOF) is a condition in a computer operating system where no more data can be read from a data source. The data source is usually called a file or...
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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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Email attachment (redirect from Attach a file)
An email attachment is a computer file sent along with an email message. One or more files can be attached to any email message, and be sent along with...
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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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A computer program is a sequence or set of instructions in a programming language for a computer to execute. It is one component of software, which also...
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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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QuickTime File Format (QTFF) is a computer file format used natively by the QuickTime framework. The format specifies a multimedia container file that contains...
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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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Directory (computing) (redirect from File directory)
directory is a file system cataloging structure that contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories. On many computers, directories...
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Steganography (redirect from File camouflage)
examination. In computing/electronic contexts, a computer file, message, image, or video is concealed within another file, message, image, or video. Generally, the...
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Upload (redirect from File upload)
peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing protocol like BitTorrent, the term file sharing is more often used in this case. Moving files within a computer system, as opposed...
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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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of spreading to other computers by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is accessed by other computers. Macro viruses have become...
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copy files between two remote servers. The simple way is to read data from one server, and then to write the data to the second server. Computer file § Moving...
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An audio file format is a file format for storing digital audio data on a computer system. The bit layout of the audio data (excluding metadata) is called...
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