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Record 1 1997-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
DEF

A shortcut value used to refer to a particular item. For example, DOS files are assigned a handle when opened so that a program need not refer to the full name each time.

DEF

In Advanced DOS, a 16-bit binary value created by the system that identifies a drive, directory, and file so that the file can be found and opened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
Key term(s)
  • handle

Spanish

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