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extension

noun [C] (COMPUTER)
 
 
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/

Definition

the last part of the name of a computer file, which comes after a (.), and shows what type of file it isComputer concepts
(Definition of extension noun (COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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