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    FILE NAME EXTENSION

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     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 filenameplay

    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 ("file name extension" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("file name 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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