file association

noun

file association

noun
1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences The association of a file type with a program, so that the chosen program is the default for opening files of that type.

  • Help me change the file association of TXT files.
  • File association in Microsoft Windows relies on the file extension.

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