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DATA FILE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
Synonyms:
data file; file
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("data file" is a kind of...):
record (anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "data file"):
computer file ((computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form)
mug book; mug file (a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police))
tickler; tickler file (a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done)
Instance hyponyms:
Combined DNA Index System (the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
