Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filetype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
file-type
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An identifier indicating the type of information contained in an electronic format.

verb

To assign a type to a file.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From file + type.

Inflected Forms

filetypes (plural) filetypes (present, singular) filetyping (participle, present) filetyped (participle, past) filetyped (past)

Questions

What does filetype mean?
An identifier indicating the type of information contained in an electronic format.
Where does filetype come from?
From file + type.

How to pronounce filetype

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