Definition
A collection of digital information stored under a particular name on a computer or another device.
Translations
- English
- file
- Français
- fichier
- Türkçe
- dosya
- Polski
- plik
- Русский
- файл
- Українська
- файл
GERMAN DICTIONARY
file
/diː daˈtaɪ̯/
A collection of digital information stored under a particular name on a computer or another device.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Datei | die Dateien |
| Akkusativ | die Datei | die Dateien |
| Dativ | der Datei | den Dateien |
| Genitiv | der Datei | der Dateien |
A Dokument can be a Datei, but not every Datei is a substantively developed Dokument.
A Textdatei is a special Datei whose content consists mainly of text.
A Bilddatei is a special Datei in which an image is stored.
Datei and Ordner belong to digital storage; a Ordner contains files, while a Datei contains stored content.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Datei“ is an established loanword from French and today denotes a stored unit of information.