file
Definition 1
Electronic: Organized collection of computer code stored under a name unique in its directory or 'folder.' A file may contain a program, part of a program, or data such as text, graphics, spreadsheet, sound, video or a combination thereof. Each program and operating system has its own file storing scheme (called file format) that is normally incompatible with other such schemes.
Definition 2
Record keeping: Accumulation of related records or documents maintained as one physical unit (file folder) and commonly stored (filed) under a particular classification.
file is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security and Documentation & Recordkeeping subjects.
file appears in the definitions of the following terms:
buffer,
Motion Pictures Experts Group (MPEG),
Extensible Markup Language (XML),
electronic publishing,
dot,
file allocation table (FAT),
Archie,
distributed file system,
corporate kit,
online
and
This content can be found on the following page:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/file.html
email to a friend print this definition cite this definition