"binary file" meaning in English

See binary file in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: binary files [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} binary file (plural binary files)
  1. (computing) A computer file that is not a text file, consisting of data other than human-readable text. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (Translations): binární soubor [masculine] (Czech)

Inflected forms

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