DATA FILE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

Synonyms:

data file; file

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("data file" is a kind of...):

record (anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "data file"):

computer file ((computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form)

mug book; mug file (a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police))

tickler; tickler file (a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done)

Instance hyponyms:

Combined DNA Index System (the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation)