"filehandle" meaning in English

See filehandle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: filehandles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} filehandle (plural filehandles)
  1. Alternative spelling of file handle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: file handle
    Sense id: en-filehandle-en-noun-LUsvdzpX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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