Programming that uses a visual or graphical development interface to create source language that is usually compiled with a 3GL or 4GL language compiler. Visual programming allows easy vision of OOP class hierarchies.

An entity of data available to system users (including the system itself and its application programs) that is capable of being manipulated as an entity. The file must have a unique name within its own directory. 

A related collection of records. For example, you might put the records you have on each of your customers in a file. In turn, each record would consist of fields for individual data items.

A File Allocation Table (FAT) is a table that an operating system maintains on a hard disk that provides a map of the clusters (the basic units of logical storage on a hard disk) that a file has been stored in. 

In computer operating systems, a file name extension is an optional addition to the file name in a suffix of the form ".xxx" where "xxx" represents a limited number of alphanumeric characters depending on the operating system.

In programming, an extension is a file containing programming that serves to extend the capabilities of or data available to a more basic program. Extensions are sometimes required to be stored in a separate extensions file so that they're easy to locate. 

A file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital storage medium. File formats may be either proprietary or free and may be either unpublished or open.

In the client/server model, a file server is a computer responsible for the central storage and management of data files so that other computers on the same network can access the files.

The public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network with various levels of access privilege. 

The way in which files are named and where they are placed logically for storage and retrieval. The DOS, Windows, OS/2, Macintosh, and UNIX-based OS all have file systems in which files are placed somewhere in a hierarchical (tree) structure. 

The movement of one or more files from one location to another.

An ISO standard that specifies methods of transfering files between networked computers. FTAM is based on the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and is similar to File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Network File System (NFS).

A standard Internet application protocol for transmitting files between computers on the Internet using TCP/IP protocols.

The creation of an abstraction layer between file servers and the clients that access those file servers. The file virtualization layer manages files and file systems across servers, and also enabling one logical file mount for all servers. 

A relational database application known for being easy to use and for its ability to serve Web pages dynamically without requiring the use of additional third-party applications. 

The latest version of FileMaker that has been redesigned so that its user interface more closely resembles that of Microsoft's Office. FMP5 can be used with a wide variety of middleware applications, CGI scripts, and application servers.