computer file

/kəmˌpjudər faɪl/

Other forms: computer files

Definitions of computer file

1. noun

   (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form
   types:

   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

   main file, master file

   (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent

   disk file

   (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label

   detail file, transaction file

   (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task

   input data, input file

   (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program

   output file

   (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program

   read-only file

   (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change

   document, text file

   (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

   web page, webpage

   a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser

   ASCII text file

   a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting

   type of:

   data file, file

   a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together