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The basic unit of data storage on most computer systems.
A files might contain text, or data, or programs.
Technically, it is a named sequence of
bits. The bits may be interpreted in
various ways---for example, as
characters, or as a
program.
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Last updated: 1995/12/01 02:04:39 UT
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