main file

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main file - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  main file \main file\ n. (computers)
     A file that is used as the authority in a given job and that
     is relatively permanent.
  
     Syn: master file.
          [WordNet 1.5]

main file - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  main file
      n 1: (computer science) a computer file that is used as the
           authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent
           [syn: master file, main file]