An identifying name given to a computer file.
Example sentencesExamples
- You can see not only the address of the file being downloaded but the filename too.
- One thing to watch out for when encrypting filenames is that filenames must remain valid after encryption.
- The application is responsible for mapping this identifier back to the filename.
- It will not be named with reference to its absolute filename or address as filenames and addresses have a tendency to change.
- The protocol name is simply the filename, excluding any file extension.