dropfile

ˈdrɒpfaɪl

Definition

Definition of dropfile - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

Dated

file used by BBS to pass information

Dated

The BBS created a dropfile for the door program.

data file

temporary storage

TECH.

file used for temporary storage

TECH.

The application saves data in a dropfile before processing.

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Origin of dropfile

English, drop + file (document)

Examples of dropfile in a sentence

He checked the dropfile for any new messages.
The document was placed in a dropfile for review.
He moved the files to a dropfile temporarily.

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French:fichier de transfert, fichier temporaire, ...
German:Dropdatei, temporäre Datei, ...
Italian:dropfile, file temporaneo, ...
Spanish:dropfile, fichero temporal, ...
Portuguese:ficheiro de transferência, ficheiro temporário, ...
Chinese:投递文件, 临时文件, ...
Japanese:ドロップファイル, 一時ファイル, ...
Arabic:ملف وسيط, ملف مؤقت, ...
Hebrew:קוֹבֶץ הַעֲבָרָה, קֹבֶץ אֲרָעִי, ...
Russian:дропфайл, временный файл, ...
Ukrainian:файл передачі, тимчасовий файл, ...
Hindi:ड्रॉपफाइल, अस्थायी फ़ाइल, ...
Bengali:ড্রপফাইল, অস্থায়ী ফাইল, ...
Catalan:fitxer de transferència, fitxer temporal, ...
Czech:předávací soubor, dočasný soubor, ...
Danish:dropfil, midlertidig fil, ...
Dutch:dropbestand, tijdelijk bestand, ...
Greek:αρχείο μεταφοράς, προσωρινό αρχείο, ...
Hungarian:dropfile, ideiglenes fájl, ...
Khmer:ឯកសារសម្រាប់បញ្ជូនព័ត៌មានក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធក្តារព័ត៌មានអេឡិចត្រូនិក, ឯកសារផ្ទុកបណ្តោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:드롭파일, 임시 파일, ...
Persian:فایل انتقال, فایل موقت, ...
Polish:plik wymiany, plik tymczasowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):arquivo de troca, arquivo provisório, ...
Romanian:fișier de transfer, fișier temporar, ...
Swedish:dropfil, tillfällig fil, ...
Thai:ดรอปไฟล์, ไฟล์ชั่วคราว, ...
Turkish:dropfile, geçici dosya, ...
Vietnamese:tệp tin dropfile, tệp tạm thời, ...

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