file attachment

collocation in English

meaningsoffileandattachment

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file
noun
uk
/faɪl/us
/faɪl/
any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in ...
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attachment
noun
uk
/əˈtætʃ.mənt/us
/əˈtætʃ.mənt/
an extra piece of equipment that can be added to ...
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(Definition offileandattachmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Echomail was not the only system to use thefileattachmentfeature of netmail to implement store-and-forward capabilities.
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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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Wickr allows users to exchange end-to-end encrypted and self-destructing messages, including photos and file attachments.
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Spam email may also include malware as scripts or other executable file attachments.
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Features of the user-created pages include to-do lists, inline photo galleries, notes and file attachments, and page sharing.
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It provides email (with file attachments), conference type open access chats, teacher posting areas, among other features.
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Features such as private messaging, polls and file attachments were not originally implemented, however they have since been released as third-party modifications.
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The email system supports inline graphics and file attachments.
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File attachments followed the normal mail routing through multiple systems, and could back up transfers all along the line as the files were copied.
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Notes can also have file attachments.
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