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A '''file''' (meaning a '''computer file''') is an encapsulated, persistent record of discrete (digital) data.

Nowadays, a file is typically in the form of a single stream of 8-bit [[byte]] values, where there can be any whole number of bytes. It has at least a [[filename]] associated with it, and usually other [[metadata]], such as a last-modified timestamp. As obvious as this structure may seem to modern day computer users, many other structures, both less-flexible and more-flexible, have been used.

Files are usually managed by a [[filesystem]].

== See also ==
* [[Electronic File Formats]]
* [[Filename]]

== Links ==
* [[Wikipedia: Computer file]]

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 * [[Filename]]
 == Links ==
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 A '''file''' (meaning a '''computer file''') is an encapsulated, persistent record of discrete (digital) data.
-Nowadays, a file is typically in the form of a single stream of 8-bit [[byte]] values, where there can be any whole number of bytes. It has at least a [[filename]] associated with it, and usually other [[metadata]], such as a last-modified timestamp. As obvious as this structure may seem to modern day computer users, many other structures, both less-flexible and more-flexible, have been used.
+Nowadays, a file is typically in the form of a single stream of 8-bit [[byte]] values, where there can be any whole number of bytes. It has at least a [[filename]] associated with it, and usually other [[metadata]], such as a ''last-modified'' timestamp. As obvious as this structure may seem to modern day computer users, many other structures, both less-flexible and more-flexible, have been used.
 Files are usually managed by a [[filesystem]].