Collocations withfile
These are words often used in combination withfile.
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access file
I think that that has to do with the random access file from which he reads.
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audio file
For example, playing an audio file or displaying an animation.
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compressed file
While this method results in gapless playback within consecutive tracks, it can be unwieldy because of the possibly large size of the resulting compressed file.
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configuration file
When the server starts up, it parses the configuration file, and if there are no errors found, immediately starts serving requests.
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deleted file
Even overwriting the portion of a disk surface occupied by a deleted file is insufficient in many cases.
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digital file
The larger digital file was divided into individual files containing each word.
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electronic file
Please ask for a bromide copy or electronic file if the reproduction above is not sufficient.
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encrypted file
In order to open the encrypted file an exchange of keys is done.
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executable file
From the operational semantics, a formal description of the monitor, and a program, they derive an instrumented executable file that performs the specified monitoring activity.
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file attachment
Thus jamming mailboxes with email and large file attachments defeated the purpose of the exercise which was essentially an early form of hacktivism.
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file descriptor
In practice, it is used much like a file descriptor in a traditional operating system, but to access every object on the system.
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file drawer
Thus, although it is not possible to be certain, it seems unlikely that the file drawer problem substantially influenced the results reviewed here.
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file folder
Presentation folders function much like that of a file folder for organizational purposes.
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font file
The copyright status of a typeface and any font file that describes it digitally varies between jurisdictions.
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image file
An advantage of the digital camera was that only a single image file was taken for each focal level and dendritic section (compared to three color slides for photography).
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infected file
When the infected file is run, and the picture is closed, the worm runs its payload.
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master file
Each study could involve a number of divisions in different locations, who may hold duplicates of all or part of the master file, as necessary.
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multimedia files
The storage of all multimedia files in separate modular directories, by file format, provides for ease of enhancement.
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output file
The program worked by assigning some combination of the phase and amplitude of each frequency band of the two files to the output file.
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patient file
Compliance with treatment protocol was checked by examining each patient file, which included the minutes of the session, treatment targets, exposure homework tasks, and progress report regarding treatment targets achieved.
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peer-to-peer file sharing
We believe that peer-to-peer file sharing activity currently involves music files more than other types of content, but this could change as broadband take-up increases.
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personnel file
Let us suppose that an employee is also a customer and that the customer is held on a different roll from the personnel file.
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register file
As before, the register file for the abstract machine is typed by a register assignment () mapping registers to types.
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resulting file
The environment passes control to an ordinary text-editor of the user's choice, post-processing the resulting file.
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secret file
The interviewer may even keep a secret file of his own which he seals up.
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sound file
It is possible for the phase to decrement rather than increment and for the sound file to be read backwards.
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temporary file
It should be emphasized that what is created using imputation is, of course, a temporary file for a specific analysis.
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torrent file
The "torrent file" contains metadata about all the files it makes downloadable, including their names and sizes and checksums of all pieces in the "torrent".
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