filename
n. name of a file, name of a collection of computer data (Computers) | ||||
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Filename Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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filename
Noun
1. (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
(synonym) file name, computer filename, computer file name
(hypernym) name
(part-meronym) extension, filename extension, file name extension
(classification) computer science, computing
Noun
1. (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
(synonym) file name, computer filename, computer file name
(hypernym) name
(part-meronym) extension, filename extension, file name extension
(classification) computer science, computing
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Filename Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Filename
A filename is a special kind of string used to uniquely identify a file stored on the file system of a computer. Depending on the operating system, such a name may also identify a directory. Different operating systems impose different restrictions regarding length and allowed characters on filenames. A filename includes one or more of these components:
- protocol (or scheme) — access method (e.g., http, ftp, file etc.)
- host (or network-ID) — host name, IP address, domain name, or LAN network name (e.g., wikipedia.org, 207.142.131.206, \\MYCOMPUTER, SYS:, etc.)
- device (or node) — port, socket, drive, root mountpoint, disc, volume (e.g., C:, /, SYSLIB, etc.)
- directory (or path) — directory tree (e.g., /usr/bin, \TEMP, [USR.LIB.SRC], etc.)
- file — base name of the file
- type (format or extension) — indicates the content type of the file (e.g., .txt, .exe, .dir, etc.)
- version — revision number of the file
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