disk file
disk file
[′disk ‚fīl](computer science)
An organized collection of records held on a magnetic disk.
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disk file
A set of instructions or data that is recorded, cataloged and treated as a single unit on a disk. Source language programs, machine language programs, spreadsheets, database files, text documents, graphics files and batch files are examples. See file and disk format.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.