dotfile
English
noun
Definitions
- (computing) A file or directory whose name begins with a dot (period or full stop), typically hidden from view and sometimes used to store configuration settings.
Etymology
Compound from English dot (a point) + English file (computer file, an aggregation of data, cutting and smoothing tool).
Origin
English
file
Gloss
computer file, an aggregation of data, cutting and smoothing tool
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Filegate English
- antidot English
- backfile English
- befile English
- biodot English
- casefile English
- chronofile English
- datafile English
- defile English
- dot English
- dotcom English
- dothead English
- dotless English
- dotlike English
- dotted English
- dotter English
- dottle English
- dropfile English
- e-file English
- factfile English
- file English
- file handle English
- file system English
- file-card English
- fileable English
- filefish English
- filegroup English
- fileless English
- filemark English
- filemask English
- filename English
- filer English
- fileserver English
- fileset English
- filesharer English
- filespace English
- filestore English
- filetail English
- filetype English
- fileworthy English
- helpfile English
- immunodot English
- infile English
- inkdot English
- interdot English
- interfile English
- intradot English
- logfile English
- mailfile English
- metafile English
- microdot English
- middot English
- misfile English
- multifile English
- nanodot English
- notefile English
- overdot English
- prefile English
- pseudodot English
- pseudofile English
- refile English
- savefile English
- scorefile English
- shapefile English
- sigfile English
- subfile English
- tarfile English
- tickler file English
- underdot English
- unfile English
- filum Latin
- File German
- fájl Hungarian
- fil French
- файл Russian
- ドット積 Japanese
- ファイル Japanese
- fil Norwegian Nynorsk
- *dot Middle English
- fil Old French
- fæll Icelandic
- फ़ाइल Hindi
- ไฟล์ Thai
- fail Indonesian
- fails Latvian
- файл Bulgarian
- ဖိုင် Burmese
- 快勞 Chinese
- 파일 Korean
- failas Lithuanian
- baeļ Marshallese
- dot
- file
- filer
- befile
- inkdot
- dotted
- refile
- dotcom
- dotter
- e-file
- unfile
- biodot
- defile
- middot
- dottle
- infile
- nanodot
- antidot
- dotlike
- misfile
- prefile
- dothead
- logfile
- sigfile
- tarfile
- fileset
- subfile
- overdot
- dotless
- savefile
- dropfile
- factfile
- Filegate
- filefish
- intradot
- metafile
- underdot
- filemark
- fileless
- datafile
- casefile
- fileable
- interdot
- filename
- mailfile
- notefile
- microdot
- filetail
- filemask
- backfile
- helpfile
- filetype
- filespace
- interfile
- pseudodot
- filestore
- scorefile
- multifile
- shapefile
- filegroup
- file-card
- immunodot
- pseudofile
- filesharer
- chronofile
- fileserver
- fileworthy
- file handle
- file system
- tickler file