MAIN FILE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

main file; master file

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

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

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)