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file attribute
Metadata associated with computer file that define file system behavior
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2 identifiers linking file attribute across the web's reference databases
Metadata associated with computer file that define file system behavior
2 identifiers linking file attribute across the web's reference databases
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File attributes are a type of metadata that describe and may modify how files and/or directories in a filesystem behave. Typical file attributes may, for example, indicate or specify whether a file is visible, modifiable, compressed, or encrypted. The availability of most file attributes depends on support by the underlying filesystem where attribute data must be stored along with other control structures. Each attribute can have one of two states: set and cleared. Attributes are considered distinct from other metadata, such as dates and times, filename extensions or file system permissions. In addition to files, folders, volumes and other file system objects may have attributes.