file catalog

  • 1file — [n1] system of order, placement for ease of use book, cabinet, case, census, charts, circular file*, data, directory, docket, documents, dossier, folder, index, information, list, notebook, pigeonhole*, portfolio, record, register, repository;… …

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  • 2catalog — or catalogue [kat′ə lôg΄, kat′əläg΄] n. [Fr catalogue < LL catalogus < Gr katalogos, a list, register < katalegein, to reckon, list < kata , down, completely + legein, to say, count: see LOGIC] a complete or extensive list, esp. ☆ a)… …

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  • 3File system — For library and office filing systems, see Library classification. Further information: Filing cabinet A file system (or filesystem) is a means to organize data expected to be retained after a program terminates by providing procedures to store,… …

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  • 4file — Synonyms and related words: Indian file, KP, ablate, abrade, abrase, achievement, aculeate, acuminate, alerion, alphabetize, aluminum oxide, ammunition box, analyze, animal charge, annulet, apply for, archives, argent, ark, armorial bearings,… …

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  • 5file — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. arrangement, classification; list, dossier, record, catalog, inventory; folder; row, column; rasp. v. t. classify, arrange, store; catalog, record; submit, deliver; rasp. See continuity, friction. II… …

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  • 6catalog — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. list, index, register. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. list, register, directory, schedule, inventory, bulletin, brochure, syllabus, file, card file, index, brief, enumeration, slate, table, calendar, docket …

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  • 7catalog — Synonyms and related words: Baedeker, Domesday Book, Yellow Pages, account, account book, address book, admit, adversaria, album, alphabetize, analyze, annals, annual, appointment calendar, appointment schedule, appraise, arrange, assess, assort …

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  • 8catalog — catalogist, n. catalogic /kat l oj ik/, catalogical, catalogistic /kat l oh jis tik/, adj. /kat l awg , og /, n. 1. a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive… …

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  • 9File descriptor — In computer programming, a file descriptor is an abstract key for accessing a file. The term is generally used in POSIX operating systems. In Microsoft Windows terminology and in the context of the C standard I/O library, file handle is preferred …

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  • 10file — file1 fileable, adj. filer, n. /fuyl/, n., v., filed, filing. n. 1. a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference. 2. a collection of papers, records, etc.,… …

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