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FILENAME EXTENSION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

Example:

most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS

Synonyms:

extension; file name extension; filename extension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("filename extension" is a kind of...):

string (a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.))

Holonyms ("filename extension" is a part of...):

computer file name; computer filename; file name; filename ((computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file)

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