file name

Digital storage title

A file name is the label assigned to a digital file, identifying it within a storage system.

File names typically include an extension indicating the file type: document.pdf, photo.jpg.

Operating systems impose various restrictions on length and permitted characters.

Also spelled as one word: filename.

Related

save as · document · truncation · versioning · underscore · naming convention · metadata · alphanumeric · download · computing · nomenclature · txt · computer science · timestamp · desktop · drag and drop · double click · alias

Categories
Opposites
identifier vs. content

file namecontents

What something holds

payload · data · content · raw data · body text

specific identifier vs. location container

file namefile path

Address of stored data

directory · folder · parent directory

Family

filename, filenames

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