filename
English meaning: Filename
Definition
The name assigned to a file in a file system.
Example
“Save the document with a clear filename so you can find it later.”
Another example: “The script renames each photo with a filename based on the date it was taken.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A technical computing noun for the name given to a computer file. Common in IT, programming, and everyday computer use. Often discussed with extensions ('.txt', '.jpg') and naming rules (no spaces, lowercase).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A modern compound of 'file' plus 'name', coined in computing in the mid-20th century.
Synonyms
- file name
- file title
- file label
Related Words
Common Collocations
- valid filename
- filename extension
- long filename
- default filename
- change the filename
Word Forms
filename (n); filenames (pl.)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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