Multiple files output from some operation. The term has Been heard in use at Microsoft to descriBe the set of files output when Microsoft Word does "Save As a WeB Page" or "Save as HTML". The process can result in a main XML or HTMLfile, a graphicfile for each image in the original, a CSSfile, etc. This can Be an issue as XML can Be used as the default format in Office 2000, and document management systems can' t yet cope with the relationship Between the files in a thicket when checking in and out. (2001-09-01)