short file name

A form of short filename — A legacy filename format with up to eight characters for the basename, plus an optional three-character extension.

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Meanings

nounshort file name (plural short file names)

plural short file names

  1. alternativeAlternative form of short filename.
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APA

short file name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20file%20name

MLA

“short file name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20file%20name. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short file name,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20file%20name.

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