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Computer File

Definition: Computer File

Computer File

Noun

1. (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Computer File

DomainDefinition

Computing

A collection of related records treated as a unit. In a computer system, a file can exist on magnetic tape, disk, punched paper tape, punched cards, or as an accumulation of information in system memory. A file can contain data, programs or both. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: Computer File

English words defined with "computer file": back up, backup file, binary filedetail file, disk file, documentinput data, input filemain file, master fileoutput filetext file, transaction file. (references)
Specialty definitions using "computer file": BMP, book entry systemchained file, COMDCF, Delivery Sequence FileGBFHundred Percent Census Edited FileMaster Address File, MP3Portable Document FileSYSTEMS PROGRAMMERTechnical documentation. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Computer File

DomainTitle

Books

  • Electronic Dsm IV: Computer File Windows Version (reference)

  • Personal Computer File Compression: A Guide to Shareware, Dos, and Commercial Compression Programs/Book and Disk (reference)

  • Student Edition Autosketch Computer File Version 2.0 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Computer File

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Non-Fiction Usage: Computer File

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Some drug stores even keep a computer file of all your prescriptions so that they can check for dangerous drug interactions if a new medicine is added. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Computer File

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

computer file find this video

63

computer file sound wav

4

computer file extension

21

computer computer file from transfer

4

computer file

21

computer file scan

4

computer file wav

12

acronym computer file

4

computer file type

11

computer file system

3

computer file search

9

cleaner computer file

3

computer file recovery

8

computer file find hidden

3

recover computer file

8

back computer file up

3

hidden computer file

8

clean computer file up

3

clean computer file

8

computer file sharing

3

cleaning computer file

7

another computer file transfer

3

computer to computer file transfer

7

delete a computer file

3

computer file backup

6

access computer file

3

computer file management

5

computer file manager manager

3

computer file sound

5

computer file recovery software

3

computer file search this

4

another computer file from one transferring

3

computer file storage

4

computer computer file file video

3

computer file wave

4

between computer file share

3

access computer file personal

4

computer file history

3

computer file transfer

4

computer file size

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Computer File

Language Translations for "computer file"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

fil (file), edb-fil (file), datamaskineregister, datamaskinefil. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

computergeheugen (memory), computerbestand, geheugen (memory, recollection). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tiedosto (data set, file). (various references)

   

French

  

fichier sur ordinateur, fichier informatique. (various references)

   

German

  

Rechner-Datei (file), Datei im engeren Sinne (file), Datei (data, data file, data set, database, dataset, dossier, file). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

φάκελος υπολογιστή (file), αρχειοφάκελος υπολογιστή (file), αρχείο υπολογιστή (file), Αρχείο υπολογιστή. (various references)

   

Italian

  

file di calcolatore, archivio informatico, archivio di dati su elaboratore (file). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

omputercay ilefay

   

Portuguese

  

ficheiro informático, ficheiro de computador (file), ficheiro (file). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

fichero informático, fichero en ordenador (file), archivo informático. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fil (file, Lane, line, processed sour milk, rank, rasp, row, turn), dataregister, datafil (file). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Computer File

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-f-i-l-m-o-p-r-t-u"

-3 letters: completer, imperfect, petroleum, recompile, recompute, ureotelic.

-4 letters: clumpier, comelier, compiler, complete, complier, computer, electrum, fluorite, foretime, leprotic, merciful, meteoric, opercule, outprice, perfecto, petrolic, plectrum, poultice, recouple, reticule, uplifter.

-5 letters: cloture, clouter, comfier, compeer, compere, compete, compile, compute, coterie, coulter, coupler, couplet, crimple, crumpet, crumple, culprit, cupeler, cuprite, eelpout, elector, electro, emptier, epicure, epitome.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Quotations: Non-fiction
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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