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disk file

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Noun1.disk filedisk file - (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
computer file - (computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form


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