"8.3" meaning in English

See 8.3 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} 8.3
  1. (computing, retronym) A naming convention in older MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems, restricting filenames to a maximum of eight characters followed by a period and a three-character file extension. Wikipedia link: en:8.3 filename Tags: retronym Categories (topical): Computing, Microsoft Related terms: Micros~1

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