Definition
A computer file containing organized data, typically used for storage and retrieval of information in databases or applications.
Etymology
Compound of 'data' and 'file' (from Latin 'filum,' thread). The term became standard in computing during the 1960s-70s as file systems developed.
Kelly Says
When you save a document or photo on your computer, you're creating a datafile—a container that holds information in a specific format that programs can read.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መረጃ ፋይል
me-re-ja fa-yil
ARالعربية
ملف البيانات
malf al-bayānāt
BNবাংলা
তথ্য ফাইল
ti-pat fai-l
CACatalà
fitxer de dades
fi-txer de da-des
CSČeština
databázový soubor
da-ta-ba-zo-vy so-bor
DADansk
datafil
da-ta-fil
DEDeutsch
DatenDatei
da-ten-da-i-tei
ELΕλληνικά
αρχείο δεδομένων
ar-cheio de-do-menon
ESEspañol
archivo de datos
ar-chi-vo de da-tos
FAفارسی
فایل داده
fai-l da-deh
FISuomi
data-tiedosto
da-ta-tie-dos-to
FRFrançais
fichier de données
fee-syer de da-tehn
GUGU
ડેટા ફાઈલ
de-ta fai-l
HAHA
fayil bayanai
fai-il ba-ya-nai
HEעברית
קובץ נתונים
ko-vet ne-to-nim
HIहिन्दी
डेटा फ़ाइल
deta fai-l
HUMagyar
adatfájl
a-dat-fa-jl
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkas data
ber-kas da-ta
IGIG
faili data
fai-li da-ta
ITItaliano
file dati
fi-le da-ti
JA日本語
データファイル
データファイル (de-ta-fai-ru)
KKKK
маалымат файлы
ma-a-lymat fa-i-ly
KMKM
ឯកសារទិនន័យ
aek-sa-ar te-din-na-y
KO한국어
데이터 파일
데이터 파일 (de-ta-i-eo pai-il)
MRMR
डेटा फाइल
de-ta fai-l
MSBahasa Melayu
fail data
fai-l da-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ရာဇဝင် ဖိုင်
ya-za-win foing
NLNederlands
datafile
da-ta-fi-le
NONorsk
datafil
da-ta-fil
PAPA
ਡੇਟਾ ਫਾਈਲ
da-ta fai-l
PLPolski
plik danych
plik da-tnych
PTPortuguês
arquivo de dados
ar-qui-vo de da-dohs
RORomână
fișier de date
fi-șier de da-te
RUРусский
файл данных
fa-yl da-nyh
SVSvenska
datafil
da-ta-fil
SWKiswahili
faili ya data
fai-li ya da-ta
TAதமிழ்
தரவு கோப்பு
ta-ra-vu ko-ppu
TEతెలుగు
데이터 ఫైల్
de-ta-a fai-l
THไทย
ไฟล์ข้อมูล
fai-l hor-maht
TLTL
data file
da-ta fai-l
TRTürkçe
veri dosyası
ve-ri do-ya-si
UKУкраїнська
файл даних
fa-yl da-nykh
URاردو
ڈیٹا فائل
da-ta fai-l
VITiếng Việt
tệp dữ liệu
tệp dữ liệu
YOYO
fayela aṣọ́rọ́
fai-ye-la a-so-ro
ZH中文
数据文件
shu-jù wén-jiàn
ZUZU
ifayela ye-data
i-fa-ye-la ye-da-ta