(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
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filename::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | computer file name, computer filename, file name |
| Type of | name |
Examples of filename
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The user may have to type a filename, which may include a lengthy path, exactly.
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The only characters not permitted in a filename at the Finder level are colons.
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The 8.3 filename can be obtained using the Kernel32.dll function GetShortPathName.
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If you are one, please record your own voice and upload it with the same filename.
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Files that have been zipped usually end with a .zip suffix after the filename.
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Files can now be searched by filename, content type, date range, size and context.
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Filesystems can store multiple named independent streams against a single filename.
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Other fields insert the document's filename, author, or number of revisions.
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So a long filename is converted into a pithy phrase displayed in bold type.
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- (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
- The filename is metadata about a file; a special kind of string used to uniquely identify a file stored on the file system of a computer. Some operating systems also identify directories in the same way. ...
- (filenames) or specific pathname(s) to the file(s) on which the command works.
- One name for a file. This name is listed in a directory, and you can use it in an open to tell the operating system exactly which file you want to open, and associate the file with a filehandle which will carry the subsequent identity of that file in your program, until you close it.
- N. a handle, not necessarily ever directly represented as an object, that can be used to refer to a file in a file system. Pathnames and namestrings are two kinds of objects that substitute for filenames in Common Lisp.
- An alpha/numeric name applied to the file.
- The first part of a file's name, which comes before the dot. filename.extension Under Windows after Win95, this first part can be very long and can contain spaces.
- Is a string that identifies the content of the file, such as TechnicalTerms
- Name assigned to a file. A filename can include a primary filename of one to eight characters; a filetype of zero to three characters. A period separates the primary filename from the filetype.
