file carving

noun

The process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.

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Meanings

nounfile carving (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.
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APA

file carving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20carving

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“file carving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20carving. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “file carving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/file%20carving.

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