"file handle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfaɪl hæn.dl/ [US] Forms: file handles [plural]
Rhymes: -ændəl Etymology: From file + handle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|file|handle}} file + handle Head templates: {{en-noun}} file handle (plural file handles)
  1. (computing) The descriptor used to access a file in a file system. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: filehandle Translations (name assigned to a file): Datei-Handle [masculine] (German)

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