filetype

noun, verb — 2 senses

filetype

noun

Etymology From file + type.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences An identifier indicating the type of information contained in an electronic format.

filetype

verb

Etymology From file + type.

1

To assign a type to a file.

  • This software searches the directory and attempts to filetype all the files in it.

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