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10 February, 2015 - 17:23

Definition 19.1: text file

A file consisting of characters from the ASCII character code set.

Definition 19.2: filename

The name and its extension.

Definition 19.3: filespec

The location of a file along with its filename.

Definition 19.4: open

Your program requesting the operating system to let it have access to an existing file or to open a new file.

Definition 19.5: device token

A key value provided by the operating system to associate a device to your program.

Definition 19.6: read

Moving data from a device that has been opened into a memory location defined in your program.

Definition 19.7: write

Moving data from a memory location defined in your program to a device that has been opened.

Definition 19.8: close

Your program requesting the operating system to release a file that was previously opened.