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/fuyl"naym'/, n.an identifying name given to an electronically stored computer file, conforming to limitations imposed by the operating system, as in length or restricted choice of characters.
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filename extension — noun a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename most applications provide extensions for the files they create most BASIC files use the filename extension … Useful english dictionary
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filename — noun The name assigned to a collection of records (i.e. lines) within a filesystem … Wiktionary
