computer file

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

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

data file, file - a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

backup file - (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups

binary file - (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte

main file, master file - (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent

disk file - (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label

detail file, transaction file - (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task

input data, input file - (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program

output file - (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program

read-only file - (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change

text file, document - (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

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of Finance finally changed the computer file in the City Collector's office on December 28th, only a few dozen taxpayers whose challenges were settled after the roll closed in mid-May 1994 were able to obtain corrected property tax bills for their January 1, 1995 payment.

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Microsoft has introduced a system that allows users to add spoken comments to any computer file running under Windows.

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Special software converts a computer file into fax-compatible data and allows the user to perform such functions as sequential broadcasting and polling right from the computer.

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He provides sound effects to go with operations such as erasing a computer file, moving information from one place to another or checking how much of a computer disk is filled.

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A computer file prepared in one application program usually can't be read by another.

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First in his class at La Jolla H.S., Hu topped the select group of 40 seniors from 13 states and Puerto Rico by devising a method to speed the location of information in a specific computer file. Hu's system minimizes the time spent making comparisons in a file and moving tape.

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The official claims that the term "computer file" relates to individual letters, notes and records prepared by the deputy governor of Limerick Prison.

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