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metafile

metafile noun: a file in any format that can store multiple types of data, typically a graphics file format.

Noun

metafile (plural metafiles)

  1. A file in any format that can store multiple types of data, typically a graphics file format.

Forms of metafile

pluralmetafiles

Origin of metafile

From meta- + file.

Questions about metafile

What does metafile mean?
Metafile means a file in any format that can store multiple types of data, typically a graphics file format.
What part of speech is metafile?
Metafile is a noun.
What is the plural of metafile?
The plural of metafile is metafiles.

Words near metafile in the dictionary

  1. metafictionally
  2. metafictionist
  3. metafictionists
  4. metafictions
  5. metafictive
  6. metafile
  7. metafiles
  8. metafilm
  9. metafilms
  10. metafinite
  11. metafixigenal

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