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Definition of Filename 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"

Definition of Filename extension

1. Noun. (computing) A file extension. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Filename Extension

Literary usage of Filename extension

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

1. Moving and Accessing SAS(R) 9.1 Files by Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"The filename extension could have been changed using either the DOS rename command or the Windows File Manager. For a list of valid Windows filename ..."

2. SAS(R) 9.1 Companion for UNIX Environments by Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"0 the file has the filename extension expected by the statement that you are using to refer to the file. If you do not enclose a filename in quotation marks ..."

3. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Developer's Workshopby John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb by John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb (1998)
"A project filename extension is VBP, and a project group filename extension is VBG. From the File menu, choose Save Project Group As. Save Formi as FORM1 . ..."

4. SAS/CONNECT(R) 9.1 User's Guide: User's Guide by SAS Institute, Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"The V6 engine recognizes only files that are appended with a Version 6 filename extension. The second LIBNAME statement assigns the libref ..."

5. SAS 9.1.3 [sic.] Companion for Z/OS. by SAS Institute, SAS Publishing (2004)
"The filename extension for a SAS file is automatically supplied by SAS and ... Do not change the filename extension of a SAS file because that could cause ..."

6. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Ifyou really want to know which extensions belong to which applications, check out the Network Frontiers website. Our filename extension database lists more ..."

7. SAS 9.1.3 Language Reference: Concepts by SAS Institute (2005)
"SAS 9 filename extensions A filename extension reflects the engine that was used to create both the file and the SAS file member type. ..."

8. Step-by-Step Programming with Base SAS(R) Software by SAS Institute (2001)
"A file pathname includes a filename, filename extension, and whatever partition and directory specification is necessary. file reference See fileref. file ..."

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