"sidecar file" meaning in All languages combined

See sidecar file on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sidecar files [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sidecar file (plural sidecar files)
  1. (computing) An accompanying file that stores data, such as metadata, which is not supported by the source file format. Wikipedia link: sidecar file Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-sidecar_file-en-noun-NeaIbyqn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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