Phrase Hound found 238 phrases and 97 compound words that contain file. The most common are listed below. Open file in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 238
- file systemA physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.
- text fileA datafile containing only plain, human-readable text, distinct from documents with embedded formatting.
- file sizeThe length of a file, often specified in bytes.
- file extensionA short series of text characters at the end of a computer filename, used to indicate the type of contents and the software that will be required to operate or open it.
- single fileA line or queue one person wide.
- file formatA standard structure according to which data is encoded in a file.
- file nameAlternative spelling of filename: The name assigned to a file in a file system.
- zip fileA computer file containing the zipped (compressed) contents of one or more files; a kind of compressed archive.
- file managerA computer program that provides a user interface to manage files and folders.
- batch fileA file containing a series of instructions to be carried out by the operating system.
- header fileA file, usually in the form of source code, that is automatically included in another source file by the compiler.
- data fileAlternative form of datafile: A computer file that stores data for use by an application or system.
- rank and fileEnlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
- Configuration file
- PDF fileFilter-avoidance spelling of pedophile
- file sharingThe process of making files available to others to download from the Internet.
- file formatsplural of file format: A standard structure according to which data is encoded in a file.
- Log file
- open fileA file with no pawns of either color situated on it.
- file systemsplural of file system: A physical system for organizing documents, as in a library or office.
- file typeAlternative spelling of filetype: An identifier indicating the type of information contained in an electronic format.
- case fileA file detailing a legal or medical case.
- Config file
- Image file
- Source file
Compound words 97
- filenameThe name assigned to a file in a file system.
- defileTo make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- logfileA file that serves as a log.
- filemakerA manufacturer of files (rasping tools).
- filetypeAn identifier indicating the type of information contained in an electronic format.
- datafileA computer file that stores data for use by an application or system.
- shapefileA computer file in the Shapefile format, used in geographic information systems.
- filepathThe location of a file in a directory structure. Also known as the path of a file. A path can be absolute or relative.
- metafileA file in any format that can store multiple types of data, typically a graphics file format.
- lockfileA file whose existence, by convention, indicates that a particular resource is in use.