File

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File is a container in a computer system for storing information. Files used in computers are similar in features to that of paper documents used in library and office files. There are different types of Files such as text files, data files, directory files, binary and graphic files, and these different types of files store different types of information. In a computer operating system, files can be stored on Solid-State Drive (SSD), Hard Disk Drive (HDD), Network Attached Storage (NAS), Cloud Storage or other types of storage devices.

Also See: RFC8089 - The "file" URI Scheme

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