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file carving

file carving noun: the process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.

Noun

file carving (uncountable)

  1. The process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.

Questions about file carving

What does file carving mean?
File carving means the process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.
What part of speech is file carving?
File carving is a noun.

Words near file carving in the dictionary

  1. file away
  2. file cabinet
  3. file cabinets
  4. file card
  5. file cards
  6. file carving
  7. file clerk
  8. file clerks
  9. file closer
  10. file closers
  11. file descriptor

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