dropfile

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noun

A file used by a bulletin board system (BBS) to pass information about the BBS itself and the current user to an external door.

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Meanings

noundropfile (plural dropfiles)

plural dropfiles

  1. datedcomputingA file used by a bulletin board system (BBS) to pass information about the BBS itself and the current user to an external door.

Origin

From drop + file.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dropfile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropfile

MLA

“dropfile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropfile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropfile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropfile.

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