"shapefile" meaning in All languages combined

See shapefile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shapefiles [plural]
Etymology: shape + file Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shape|file}} shape + file Head templates: {{en-noun}} shapefile (plural shapefiles)
  1. (geography, computing) A computer file in the Shapefile format, used in geographic information systems. Wikipedia link: shapefile Categories (topical): Computing, Geography

Inflected forms

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