floating natation | the act of someone who floats on the water |
blunt file | a file with parallel edges |
dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server |
file | a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces, used for smoothing wood or metal |
file file cabinet filing cabinet | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
file folder | folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet |
file server | (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources |
flat file | a file with two flat surfaces |
floating dock floating dry dock | dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised |
floating mine marine mine | an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it |
non-dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation |
pontoon bridge bateau bridge floating bridge | a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons |
rasp wood file | a coarse file with sharp pointed projections |
rat-tail file | a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat |
round file | a file with a circular cross section, used to file the inside of holes |
taper file | a file with converging edges |
vertical file | a file in which records are stored upright on one edge |
wastepaper basket waste-paper basket wastebasket waste basket circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
file system filing system | a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) |
extension filename extension file name extension | a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters, the optional second part of a PC computer filename, most applications provide extensions for the files they create, most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS |
filename file name computer filename computer file name | (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files, may contain an extension that indicates the type of file |
file data file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
computer file | (computer science) a file maintained in computereadable form |
backup file | (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups |
binary file | (computer science) a computer file containing machineeadable information that must be read by an application, characters use all bits of each byte |
master file main file | (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent |
disk file | (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label |
transaction file detail file | (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task |
input file input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program |
output file | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program |
read-only file | (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change |
text file document | (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters |
ASCII text file | a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting |
mug file mug book | a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) |
floater floating policy | an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location |
file transfer protocol FTP | protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network |
anonymous ftp anonymous file transfer protocol | a common way to make software available, users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available |
tickler tickler file | a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done |
floating-point notation floating-point representation system | a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix, in the floating-point representation system, . is represented as .- where - is the exponent |
file allocation table | the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk) |
rank and file rank | the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army), the strike was supported by the union rank and file, he rose from the ranks to become a colonel |
rank and file | people who constitute the main body of any group |
file single file Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
swap space swap file | the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory |
file clerk filing clerk filer | a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization |
swing voter floating voter | a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other |
floating-moss Salvinia rotundifolia Salvinia auriculata | free-floating aquatic ferns |
mosquito fern floating fern Carolina pond fern Azolla caroliniana | small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America, naturalized in western and southern Europe |
floating fern water sprite Ceratopteris pteridioides | aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums |
floating fern Ceratopteris thalictroides | pantropical aquatic fern |