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Dateiendung

file extension

noun da-TY-end-ung Rare
Communication Technology

Usage Note

Dateiendung (also Dateiformat-Erweiterung) is the suffix after the dot in a filename (e.g. .pdf, .jpg). The operating system uses it to determine which application should open the file.

Examples

"Die Dateiendung .pdf zeigt an, dass es sich um ein PDF-Dokument handelt."

Natural Translation

The file extension .pdf indicates that it is a PDF document.

Literal Translation

The file-ending .pdf shows that it is a PDF document.

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