| file An element of data storage in a . The history of computing is rich in varied kinds of files and , whether ornate (e.g., for a well-known case) or deficient (e.g., many simple pre-1980s file systems don't allow ). However, the prototypical file has these characteristics: * It is a single sequence of bytes (but consider ). * It has a finite length, unlike, e.g. a . * It is stored in a medium (but see ). * It exists (nominally) in a . * It has a name that it can be referred to by in file operations, possibly in combination with its . Additionally, a file system may associate other information with a file, such as bits or other ; timestamps for file creation, last revision, and last access; revision numbers (a` la VMS), and other kinds of . (1997-04-08) |
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