MASTER FILE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does master file mean? 

• MASTER FILE (noun)
  The noun MASTER FILE has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent

  Familiarity information: MASTER FILE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASTER FILE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

main file; master file

Hypernyms ("master file" is a kind of...):

computer file ((computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

 Context examples 

For Master Files, this represents the items covered by the master file.

(Original Application, Food and Drug Administration)