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LFN

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-001492

An extension to a file system that allows filenames to exceed the traditional 8.3 character limit of early systems like MS-DOS. Long Filename support, introduced with Windows 95, allows for more descriptive names containing up to 255 characters. To maintain backward compatibility, the system automatically generates a corresponding 8.3 alias for each long filename.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-001492
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectSoftware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Software",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/lfn/"
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Record 744 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.