file extension

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A short series of text characters at the end of a computer filename, used to indicate the type of contents and the software that will be required to operate or open it.

Equivalents

Españolextensión de archivo

Françaisextension de fichier

DeutschDateiendung

12 more languages

Češtinakoncovka souboru přípona souboru

Ελληνικάεπέκταση αρχείου επέκταση ονόματος αρχείου

Suomitiedostopääte

Bahasa Indonesiaekstensi

Italianoestensione di nome di schedario

日本語拡張子

Қазақ тіліфайл атауының кеңейтімі

한국어확장명 확장자

Nederlandsbestandsextensie

Polskirozszerzenie

Portuguêsextensão

Русскийдополне́ние к файлу

Examples

“A text file ⟳ may have ⟳ a file ⟳ extension of .txt.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

file film file folder file footage file format file handle file manager

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