New I/O — New I/O, usually called NIO, is a collection of Java programming language APIs that offer features for intensive I/O operations. It was introduced with the J2SE 1.4 release of Java by Sun Microsystems to complement an existing standard I/O. NIO… … Wikipedia
File Replication Service — is a Microsoft Windows Server service for distributing shared files and Group Policy Objects. It replaced the (Windows NT) Lan Manager Replication service [1], and has been partially replaced by Distributed File System Replication. It is also… … Wikipedia
File system fragmentation — In computing, file system fragmentation, sometimes called file system aging, is the inability of a file system to lay out related data sequentially (contiguously), an inherent phenomenon in storage backed file systems that allow in place… … Wikipedia
File system permissions — Most modern file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. These systems control the ability of the users affected to view or make changes to the contents of the file… … Wikipedia
File descriptor — In computer programming, a file descriptor is an abstract key for accessing a file. The term is generally used in POSIX operating systems. In Microsoft Windows terminology and in the context of the C standard I/O library, file handle is preferred … Wikipedia
File format — A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice … Wikipedia
File copying — In the realm of computer file management, file copying is the creation of a new file which has the same content as an existing file. All computer operating systems include file copying provisions in the user interface, like the command, cp in… … Wikipedia
file — file1 [ faıl ] noun count *** 1. ) a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information: The insurance company may want to check your medical files. file on: The police file on this particular case has now been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
file — I UK [faɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms file : singular file plural files *** 1) a) a set of papers, documents, or records that you keep because they contain information The insurance company may want to check your medical files. keep/hold a … English dictionary
file-infecting virus — Any virus that infects files on disk, usually executable files with filename extensions of .COM, .EXE, and .OVL. An unexpected change in the file size may indicate an infection. In certain cases, the original program is replaced with a new… … Dictionary of networking