File

File

A piece of data stored as a single addressable object on a file system. Files can be executable, text- or -binary-based, and can also represent computer system hardware to be controlled by the operating system.

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Industry/Domain: Software
Category: Operating systems
Company: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Linux 9
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