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file·name ex·ten·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
extension, filename extension, file name extensionnoun
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
"most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
Wiktionary
filename extensionnoun
A file extension.
Wikipedia
Filename extension
A filename extension, file name extension or file extension is a suffix to the name of a computer file (e.g., .txt, .docx, .md). The extension indicates a characteristic of the file contents or its intended use. A filename extension is typically delimited from the rest of the filename with a full stop (period), but in some systems it is separated with spaces. Other extension formats include dashes and/or underscores on early versions of Linux and some versions of IBM AIX.Some file systems implement filename extensions as a feature of the file system itself and may limit the length and format of the extension, while others treat filename extensions as part of the filename without special distinction.
ChatGPT
filename extension
A filename extension is a suffix at the end of a computer file name, separated usually by a period, that indicates the file format or the application intended for use with the file. It helps an operating system determine which program to use to open a file. Common examples include .doc for Word documents and .jpg for JPEG images.
Wikidata
Filename extension
A filename extension is a suffix to the name of a computer file applied to indicate the encoding of its contents or usage. Examples of filename extensions are .png, .jpeg, .exe, .dmg and .txt. Some file systems limit the length of the extension while others do not. Unix filesystems accept the separator dot as a legal character.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of filename extension in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of filename extension in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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