file name
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file·name
also file name (fīl′nām′)n.
A name given to a computer file to distinguish it from other files, often containing an extension that classifies it by type.
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Noun | 1. | 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 science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" file name extension, filename extension, 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; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" |
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