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A '''file''' (meaning a '''computer file''') is an encapsulated, persistent record of discrete (digital) data. | A '''file''' (meaning a '''computer file''') is an encapsulated, persistent record of discrete (digital) data. | ||
| − | Nowadays, a file is typically in the form of a single stream of 8-bit [[byte]] values, where there can be any whole number of bytes. It has at least a [[filename]] associated with it, and usually other [[metadata]], such as a last-modified timestamp. As obvious as this structure may seem to modern day computer users, many other structures, both less-flexible and more-flexible, have been used. | + | Nowadays, a file is typically in the form of a single stream of 8-bit [[byte]] values, where there can be any whole number of bytes. It has at least a [[filename]] associated with it, and usually other [[metadata]], such as a ''last-modified'' timestamp. As obvious as this structure may seem to modern day computer users, many other structures, both less-flexible and more-flexible, have been used. |
Files are usually managed by a [[filesystem]]. | Files are usually managed by a [[filesystem]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 6 July 2017
- For the command-line utility, see File command.
A file (meaning a computer file) is an encapsulated, persistent record of discrete (digital) data.
Nowadays, a file is typically in the form of a single stream of 8-bit byte values, where there can be any whole number of bytes. It has at least a filename associated with it, and usually other metadata, such as a last-modified timestamp. As obvious as this structure may seem to modern day computer users, many other structures, both less-flexible and more-flexible, have been used.
Files are usually managed by a filesystem.
