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  2. Directory (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a directory is a file system cataloging structure which contains references to other computer files, and possibly other directories. On many computers, directories are known as folders , or drawers , [ 1 ] analogous to a workbench or the traditional office filing cabinet .

  3. Software documentation - Wikipedia

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    Architecture documentation (also known as software architecture description) is a special type of design document. In a way, architecture documents are third derivative from the code (design document being second derivative, and code documents being first). Very little in the architecture documents is specific to the code itself.

  4. Document file format - Wikipedia

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    A document file format is a text or binary file format for storing documents on a storage media, especially for use by computers.There currently exist a multitude of incompatible document file formats.

  5. Thesaurus (information retrieval) - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, a thesaurus is used for maintaining a hierarchical listing of terms, usually single words or bound phrases, that aid the indexer in narrowing the terms and limiting semantic ambiguity. The Art & Architecture Thesaurus, for example, is used by countless museums around the world to catalogue their collections.

  6. List of file formats - Wikipedia

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    DPE – Package of AVE documents made with Aquafadas digital publishing tools. EGG – Alzip Egg Edition compressed file; EGT – EGT Universal Document also used to create compressed cabinet files replaces .ecab; ECAB, EZIP – EGT Compressed Folder used in advanced systems to compress entire system folders, replaced by EGT Universal Document

  7. File system - Wikipedia

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    From c. 1900 and before the advent of computers the terms file system, filing system and system for filing were used to describe methods of organizing, storing and retrieving paper documents. [4] By 1961, the term file system was being applied to computerized filing alongside the original meaning. [5] By 1964, it was in general use. [6]

  8. Comparison of instruction set architectures - Wikipedia

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    An instruction set architecture (ISA) is an abstract model of a computer, also referred to as computer architecture.A realization of an ISA is called an implementation.An ISA permits multiple implementations that may vary in performance, physical size, and monetary cost (among other things); because the ISA serves as the interface between software and hardware.

  9. Computer file - Wikipedia

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    A computer file is a resource for recording data on a computer storage device, primarily identified by its filename. Just as words can be written on paper, so too can data be written to a computer file. Files can be shared with and transferred between computers and mobile devices via removable media, networks, or the Internet.