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Filetype
Meaning
Noun
●
In Computing:
An
identifier
indicating
the type of information
contained
in an
electronic
format.
Verb
●
To
assign
a type to a file.
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Origin
filetype
English
file
English
feol
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
fil
French
filum
Latin
fil
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
filium
Latin
file
French
filen
Middle English (1100-1500)
fylan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ful
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
type
English
typus
Latin
τύπος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
τύπτω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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