master file

1. 1.

   (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent

   Synonymsmain file

   Broadercomputer file

   computer science

Questions about master file

What does master file mean?

master file means "(computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent".

What is another word for master file?

Close synonyms include main file. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is master file a common word?

master file is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.