Definitions
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- noun computing An
identifier for the type of information contained in anelectronic format . - noun computing A command in certain
operating systems that creates a directory of files of a particular type or sorted by type, or that limits the results of a directory search to a particular type. - verb To
assign a type to a file.
Etymologies
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Examples
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(dTa) can queue, batch, pause, resume, and automatically detect and download a certain filetype linked on any web page.
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Sometimes you want to limit the result list to only one specific filetype, and for that you can use the "filetype" operator.
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Google can search the web for specific types of files using the "filetype:" operator.
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Google can search the web for specific types of files using the "filetype:" operator.
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You can use the "filetype" prefix to search for specific types of documents or files.
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Google can search the web for specific types of files using the "filetype:" operator.
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The installation auto-ran perfectly and wine even performed filetype association without prompting.
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You can do this with any regular Google search by appending your query with filetype: torrent.
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Cutts announced that Google would be soon allowing filetype to work without additional modifying words - eg filetype:pdf climate.
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Compare this to Google where filetype:pdf intitle:paperless office yields 1,320 hits.
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