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File: A computer document.

File Allocation Table (FAT): Basically this is a table of contents in a directory that tells the computer what all is in there. Look at your Netscape cache, you'll see a FAT. It'll be the first file.

File Server: A computer or a file storage device on a network that allows other computers on the same network access to stored information and resources.

File Sharing: This is the most important feature of the Internet. This is a method of allowing one server to give the same file to many different end users.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP): A method of transferring files over the Internet. May or may not require the client to have an account on the server. Operates on port 21.

Executable File: An executable file or has a file extension of .EXE. It is a type of binary file designed to be directly executed by a computer system. Unlike source files, an executable file cannot be read . . . View Full Definition

Longitudinal Profile: A cross section of a stream or valley beginning at the source and continuing to the mouth. These profiles are drawn to illustrate the gradient of the stream.

Batch File: A file that has the .BAT extension. This file usually contains a sequence (or batch) of commands. A batch files set of commands can be executed all at once by the batch file name rather than . . . View Full Definition

Compressed File: A file that has been reduced in size using one or more compression techniques, like .RAR, .ZIP, .TAR, .GZ.

Hidden File: A file that is not displayed in a directory listing because the files attribute byte is set to hide its presence.