computer file

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computer file

Summary

computer file ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (568 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • computer file is a type of file system object[2].
  • computer file is a type of digital object[3].
  • computer file is part of data set[4].
  • computer file is part of input[5].
  • computer file's Commons category is recorded as Computer files[6].
  • computer file comprises httpd.conf[7].
  • computer file comprises binary file[8].
  • computer file comprises text file[9].
  • computer file's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computer files[10].
  • computer file's topic's main category is recorded as Q32767130[11].
  • computer file's facet of is recorded as operating system[12].
  • computer file's topic has template is recorded as Template:Computer files[13].
  • computer file's topic has template is recorded as Template:File link[14].
  • computer file's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/file[15].
  • computer file's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://unix.stackexchange.com/tags/files[16].
  • computer file's has characteristic is recorded as filename[17].
  • computer file's has characteristic is recorded as file size[18].
  • computer file's has characteristic is recorded as file attribute[19].
  • computer file's has characteristic is recorded as file signature[20].
  • computer file's has characteristic is recorded as file format[21].
  • computer file's has characteristic is recorded as file property[22].
  • computer file's equivalent class is recorded as http://bibliograph.net/ComputerFile[23].
  • computer file's equivalent class is recorded as http://d3fend.mitre.org/ontologies/d3fend.owl#File[24].
  • computer file's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#electronic_file[25].
  • computer file's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#FileInSpecialFormat[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include file system object[2] and digital object[3].

Use and Application

Components include httpd.conf[7], a configuration file[27]; binary file[8]; and text file[9], a file format[28]. Part of include data set[4] and input[5].

Influence

Things named for computer file include llamafile[29], a command-line tool[30], founded in 2023[31].

Why It Matters

computer file ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (568 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include llamafile[29], a command-line tool[30], founded in 2023[31].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . FRBR-aligned Bibliographic Ontology. sparontologies.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . YAMATO. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Q141624432. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → file system object, digital object
    Part of → data set, input
    Sitelink count → 90
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'bs'
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#FileInSpecialFormat"
  2. 7d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → data set, input
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q1172284]]"
  3. 10d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://bibliograph.net/ComputerFile, http://d3fend.mitre.org/ontologies/d3fend.owl#File, http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#electronic_fil +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#electronic_file"
  4. 8w ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → file system object, digital object
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q59138870]]"
  5. 15w ago · KenntnisseSchüler · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → httpd.conf, binary file, text file
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q936292]]"
  6. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0241350-pocitacove-soubory
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0241350-pocitacove-soubory, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  7. 16w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → computer+file, file
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: file, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
  8. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → operating system
    Has parts → —
    Has characteristic → filename, file size, file attribute +3
    Subclass of → file system object, digital object
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8441, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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