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| + | A '''file''' is |
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| ⚫ | {{Quote|a [[storage]] place for [[data]] . . . it’s like a manila folder that contains all the [[data]] on a particular subject category in a [[computer]].”<ref>[[Whelan v. Jaslow|Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc.]], 797 F.2d 1222, 1242, 230 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 481 (3d Cir. 1986) ([http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10382786109829050440&q=797+F.2d+1222&hl=en&as_sdt=2002 full-text]), ''cert. denied,'' 479 U.S. 1031 (1987).</ref>}} |
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| + | == Overview == |
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| + | On [[storage device]]s, there are typically two types of files: [[data file]]s, such as [[text]] documents, [[spreadsheet]]s, [[image]]s, and [[video]]s, and [[system file]]s, such as [[operating system]] and [[application]] [[binaries]] and [[libraries]]. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Technology]] |
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[[Category:Data]] |
[[Category:Data]] |
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Revision as of 02:37, 5 December 2010
Definition
A file is
| “ | a storage place for data . . . it’s like a manila folder that contains all the data on a particular subject category in a computer.”[1] | ” |
Overview
On storage devices, there are typically two types of files: data files, such as text documents, spreadsheets, images, and videos, and system files, such as operating system and application binaries and libraries.
References
- ↑ Whelan Assocs., Inc. v. Jaslow Dental Lab., Inc., 797 F.2d 1222, 1242, 230 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 481 (3d Cir. 1986) (full-text), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1031 (1987).
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