Computing

• document

  (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions)...

• backup file

  (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backu...

• binary file

  (computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must...

• master file

  (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and...

• disk file

  (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique...

• transaction file

  (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a...

• input file

  (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device...

• output file

  (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device...

• read-only file

  (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change.