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file compression

the reduction in the number of bits needed to represent data in a file

file extension

a suffix added to the name of a file indicating the file's format

file format

the description of how information or data is encoded for storage in a computer file

file transfer protocol (FTP)

a method to download, upload, and transfer files from one location to another on the Internet and between computer systems