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8.3

8.3 proper noun: a naming convention in older MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems, restricting filenames to a maximum of eight characters followed by a period and a three-character file extension.

Proper noun

8.3

  1. (retronym) A naming convention in older MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems, restricting filenames to a maximum of eight characters followed by a period and a three-character file extension.

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Questions about 8.3

What does 8.3 mean?
8.3 means a naming convention in older MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems, restricting filenames to a maximum of eight characters followed by a period and a three-character file extension.
What part of speech is 8.3?
8.3 is a proper noun.

Words near 8.3 in the dictionary

  1. 8-ominos
  2. 8-stop
  3. 8-stops
  4. 8-track
  5. 8-tracks
  6. 8.3
  7. 8.3 filename
  8. 8.3 filenames
  9. 80's
  10. 80-20 rule
  11. 80-gon

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