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file association

file association noun: the association of a file type with a program, so that the chosen program is the default for opening files of that type.

Noun

file association (countable and uncountable, plural file associations)

  1. 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.

Forms of file association

pluralfile associations

Questions about file association

What does file association mean?
File association means the association of a file type with a program, so that the chosen program is the default for opening files of that type.
What part of speech is file association?
File association is a noun.
What is the plural of file association?
The plural of file association is file associations.

Words near file association in the dictionary

  1. Fildu de Jos
  2. file
  3. file 13
  4. file allocation table
  5. file allocation tables
  6. file association
  7. file associations
  8. file away
  9. file cabinet
  10. file cabinets
  11. file card

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