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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 [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:s:ssd]], [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:h:hdd]], [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:n:nas]], [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:cloud_storage]] or other types of storage devices.

Also See: [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.b_stds:tech:ietf:8089]]

Source: [[https://www.techopedia.com/definition/7199/file ]]


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