Definition of File name extension

1. 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 BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"

Exact synonyms: Extension, Filename Extension
Group relationships: Computer File Name, Computer Filename, File Name, Filename
Generic synonyms: String

Lexicographical Neighbors of File Name Extension

file-drawer problem
file-drawer problems
file allocation table
file allocation tables
file away
file cabinet
file cabinets
file card
file clerk
file down
file extension
file extensions
file folder
file in
file name
file name extension (current term)
file off
file out
file section
file server
file sharing
file shredder
file size
file snake
file system
file transfer protocol
file type
file types
fileable
filed

Literary usage of File name extension

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"J ust know that the MP3 on your music files refers to their file name extension (.mp3)—and that you should probably back up your home directory minus those ..."

2. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: Web Application Administration Guide by SAS Publishing (2006)
"The name must match exactly the name of a CSS file in the <css> list (but without the file path or CSS file name extension). Any mismatches cause the name ..."

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