Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

file extension

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
file ex-ten-sion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

file extensions (plural)

Phrases

file format

Frequently Paired Words

file format 8.3

Synonyms

filename extension extension

Questions

What does file extension mean?
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.

How to pronounce file extension

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