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long file name

long file name is the alternative form of long filename.

Meaning of long filename

Noun

long filename (plural long filenames)

  1. (chiefly Microsoft Windows) A filename in which the name, the file extension, or both exceed(s) the length permitted by the 8.3 filename format.
    Synonyms:
    LFN
    Antonyms:
    short filename

Forms of long file name

plurallong file names

Questions about long file name

What is long file name the alternative form of?
Long file name is the alternative form of long filename.

Words near long file name in the dictionary

  1. long f
  2. long face
  3. long faces
  4. long figure
  5. long figures
  6. long file name
  7. long file names
  8. long filename
  9. long filenames
  10. long finger
  11. long fingers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: long file name (page history and authors); long filename (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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