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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

file

A collection of data items stored in the computer and handled as a single unit.

Related terms
log filefile allocation table (FAT)metadatafile formatfile attributefile listingfile namefile name extension (1)file typefile pathfoldersubdirectorysubfoldermaster filescratch filetransaction filefile handlingfile operations
Term sub categories
Managing data › files and folders
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