computer file

Noun
  1. (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form (synset 106521201)
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: data file, file - a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
    subtypes:
    • 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
    • document, text file - (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

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