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