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Computer file type
A temporary file is a file created to store information temporarily, either for a program's intermediate use or for transfer to a permanent file when complete
Temporary_file
Directory for storing temporary data in a computer file system
In computing, a temporary folder or temporary directory is a directory used to hold temporary files. Many operating systems and some software automatically
Temporary_folder
Windows browser cache folder
Temporary Internet Files is a folder on Microsoft Windows which serves as the browser cache for Internet Explorer to cache pages and other multimedia content
Temporary_Internet_Files
Feature of some Unix shells
1990), added a third form of process substitution (=(cmd)) that uses a temporary file instead of a pipe. The fish shell added its own process substitution
Process_substitution
compressed file ARC – pre-Zip data compression ARJ – ARJ compressed file BZ2 – bzip2 CAB – A cabinet file is a library of compressed files stored as one file. Cabinet
List_of_file_formats
Class of software bugs
mail utility of BSD 4.3 UNIX had an exploitable race condition for temporary files because it used the mktemp() function. Early versions of OpenSSH had
Time-of-check_to_time-of-use
Temporary file system on Unix-like systems
tmpfs (short for temporary file system) is a temporary file storage paradigm implemented in many Unix-like operating systems. It is intended to appear
Tmpfs
hardware is designed to exploit the behaviour of temporary data: a cache or register file may contain temporaries internally to a microprocessor, such that they
Temporary_variable
Input/output functionality in the C programming language
The C programming language provides many standard library functions for file input and output. These functions make up the bulk of the C standard library
C_file_input/output
Method of inter-process communication
file: rm my_pipe A named pipe can be used to transfer information from one application to another without the use of an intermediate temporary file.
Named_pipe
Topics referred to by the same term
refer to: Temperature Weather, by association Temporary file, in computing Temporary folder Temporary variable Temp track, or temp score or temp music
Temp
Computer maintenance utility
"Microsoft Defender Antivirus": Temporary files that Microsoft Defender Antivirus no longer needs "Windows Update log files": Log files that Windows update has
Disk_Cleanup
Shell command that copies standard input to standard output and to one or more files
command is written to a temporary file. When that command finishes, tee processes the temporary file, copying it to the file argument(s) and standard
Tee_(command)
Toolkit for manipulation of images
commonly done as a pipeline to save execution time and to avoid creating a temporary file: giftopnm somepic.gif | ppmtobmp > somepic.bmp The Netpbm programs are
Netpbm
Type of software security vulnerability
to the file /root/.rhosts named /tmp/foo. Then, Mallory invokes foo with user as the requested account. The program creates the (temporary) file /tmp/foo
Symlink_race
machine, the temporary file name extensions are: .LDA Local Temporary database file .LIN Local Temporary index file .LMA Local Temporary Map File MapInfo Professional
MapInfo_TAB_format
Type of employment
Temporary work or temporary employment (also called gigs) refers to an employment situation where the working arrangement is limited to a certain period
Temporary_work
American television series
director), he temporarily becomes supervisor to Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully when they are assigned away from the X-Files division. During
The_X-Files
Linux standard for directory structure
Retrieved 5 October 2025. "File System Standard" (PDF). Linux Foundation. 5.11.1. Purpose. Retrieved 5 October 2025. "Chapter 2. File System Structure and Maintenance"
Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard
(prepend), uncompresses the current executable file (uncompress the-rest-of-this-file) into a temporary file (tmpfile) and runs it (run tmpfile). Cruncher
Compression_virus
Thread-safe POSIX function for creating a temporary file
function for creating a temporary file (a computer file which usually ceases to exist when the program, which opened the file, closes it or terminates)
Mkstemp
Executable packer software
mechanisms for decompression: an in-place technique and extraction to temporary file. The in-place technique, which decompresses the executable into memory
UPX
Temporary storage for deleted files
similar names, is a graphical user interface desktop metaphor for temporary storage for files set aside by the user for deletion, but which are not yet permanently
Trash_(computing)
information about processes tmpfs – in-memory temporary file system (on Unix-like platforms) sysfs – a virtual file system in Linux holding information about
List_of_file_systems
Computer file operation
a file offered for downloading or that has been downloaded, or the process of receiving such a file. Downloading generally transfers entire files for
Download
Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
computer, each serving distinct roles. RAM, or random access memory, is a temporary, volatile storage medium that loses data when the system powers down.
Read-only_memory
File system for computers
only contains temporary files needed for workstation initialization and symbolic links to files in the shared name space. The Andrew File System heavily
Andrew_File_System
Filesystem of OpenVMS and RSX-11 operating systems
remote network access, and file versioning. The original ODS-1 layer is a flat file system; the ODS-2 version is a hierarchical file system, with support for
Files-11
Directory structure used by a Unix-like operating system
In Unix and operating systems inspired by it, the file system is considered a central component of the operating system. It was also one of the first parts
Unix_filesystem
Class of sorting algorithms that can handle massive amounts of data
sorted, and written out to a temporary file. In the merge phase, the sorted subfiles are combined into a single larger file. External sorting algorithms
External_sorting
Temporary root file system loaded during boot of Linux
loading a temporary root file system into memory, to be used as part of the Linux startup process. initrd and initramfs (from initial RAM file system) refer
Initial_ramdisk
Temporary status for eligible nationals who reside in the United States
and also within 60 days of filing the late initial temporary protected status application. Children and spouses of temporary protected status-eligible
Temporary_protected_status
Data structure
text document. This buffer is read-only. "Add buffer": A buffer to a temporary file. This buffer is append-only. Definition: Index(i): return the character
Piece_table
Delivery of a document to a court clerk
document is delivered to the clerk and is temporarily placed or deposited with the court (but is not accepted for filing), it is said to have been lodged with
Filing_(law)
Script file for Microsoft computer operating systems
A batch file is a script file in DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows. It consists of a series of commands to be executed by the command-line interpreter,
Batch_file
Mail service
large messages to a temporary file rather than reading them into memory. If the input to maildrop is a file then a temporary file is not used. Free and
Maildrop
Additional storage that enables faster access to main storage
Materialized view Memory hierarchy Pipeline burst cache Processor affinity Temporary file "Cache". Oxford Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 18 August
Cache_(computing)
Unix command
command available in many Unix-like operating systems that creates a temporary file or directory. Originally released in 1997 as part of OpenBSD 2.1, a
Mktemp
Persistent data storage for cloud services
bandwidth to the instance. They are best used for temporary storage such as caching or temporary files, with persistent storage held on a different type
Block-level_storage
computing, a distributed file system (DFS) or network file system is any file system that allows access from multiple hosts to files shared via a computer
Comparison of distributed file systems
Comparison_of_distributed_file_systems
Utility for transforming text
sed inputFileName > outputFileName The in-place option (-i), introduced in GNU sed, allows for modifying the input file. A temporary output file is created
Sed
Automatic saving function
AutoRecover and, by default, saves the document every ten minutes in the temporary file directory, and this feature was introduced in Microsoft Office 97. Restarting
Autosave
User-definable variable associated with each running process in many operating systems
TEMP environment variable to discover a suitable location to store temporary files, or the HOME or USERPROFILE variable to find the directory structure
Environment_variable
Recording of information in a storage medium
temporary by nature. Depending on the volatility, a gas (e.g., atmosphere, smoke) or a liquid surface such as a lake would be considered a temporary recording
Data_storage
Form of computer data storage
or SSD is set aside for a paging file or a scratch partition, and the combination of physical RAM and the paging file forms the system's total memory.
Random-access_memory
2009 single by Carrie Underwood
tearful performance. "Temporary Home" (2009) A 26-second sample from Underwood's "Temporary Home". Problems playing this file? See media help. Reviews
Temporary_Home
2025 US federal law
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act
access file (sometimes capitalized as Public Access File, sometimes abbreviated as PAF, and also called a public examination file) is a file that needs
Public_access_file
Operating system
set of data. These files can exist on one or more volumes. Temporary Files A temporary file is one that exists only during the life of the created job
TI-DNOS
Punctuation and accent mark (~, ◌̃)
Files. Retrieved 6 December 2024. "How Windows Generates 8.3 File Names from Long File Names". Microsoft. "Description of how Word creates temporary files"
Tilde
Electro-mechanical data storage device
writing a large file to disk using special file-generator tools, then reading back the file. Transfer rate can be influenced by file system fragmentation
Hard_disk_drive
Proprietary file system developed by Microsoft
NT File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Microsoft in the 1990s. It was developed to overcome scalability, security
NTFS
UNIX environment variable
a temporary directory for scratch space. Most Unix programs will honor this setting and use its value to denote the scratch area for temporary files instead
TMPDIR
Program Temporary Fix (LODPTF) command as loading PTFs from media or save files into the product PTF library, and the Apply Program Temporary Fix (APYPTF)
Program_temporary_fix
system has made as a result of the users activities, or deletion of temporary files which may otherwise simply take up space. Housekeeping can be described
Housekeeping_(computing)
Error condition in information systems
effect — potentially overwriting lost files with the temporary HTML and image files created when viewing a web page. File operations such as copying, editing
Data_loss
Computer resource for recording data on a storage device
Everything is a file File camouflage File copying File conversion File deletion File directory File manager File system Filename Flat-file database Object
Computer_file
Storage of digital data readable by computers
fills up, the system moves the least-used chunks (pages) to a swap file or page file on secondary storage, retrieving them later when needed. Tertiary
Computer_data_storage
Section of a source code file that is treated as if it were a separate file
here-script) is a file literal or input stream literal: it is a section of a source code file that is treated as if it were a separate file. The term is also
Here_document
Process to create executable computer programs
includes careful management of resources, for example cleaning up temporary files and eliminating memory leaks. This is often discussed under the shadow
Computer_programming
Libraries". Microsoft. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-10-02. "What are temporary (.TMP) files and how do I delete them?". fileinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
List of filename extensions (S–Z)
List_of_filename_extensions_(S–Z)
Job control language for IBM mainframes
IBM mainframe one. JCL-specific terminology includes: Data set A file, either temporary or permanent; it may be located on a disk drive, tape storage, or
Job_Control_Language
Document viewer
HyperText Markup Language (HTML). When printing PDF document, a large temporary file is created, so the printing process is slow.[citation needed] List of
STDU_Viewer
Free Unix-like operating system kernel
many new features such as new O_TMPFILE flag for open(2) to reduce temporary file vulnerabilities, experimental AMD Radeon dynamic power management, low-latency
Linux_kernel
Data storage device
size and configured to place temporary or intermediate files in the computer's main RAM rather than store them temporarily on the flash drive. When used
USB_flash_drive
Form of interprocess communication
buffers. This produces the same end result as using two redirects and a temporary file, as in: $ command1 > tempfile $ command2 < tempfile $ rm tempfile But
Redirection_(computing)
Type of software utility
unnecessary or unwanted files to free up disk space, reduce clutter, or protect user privacy. Such files may include temporary files, trash, old backups,
Disk_utility
Computer program that provides a user interface to work with file systems
total number of files, numerical transfer rate, and graphical transfer rate. The ability to pause the file transfer allows temporarily granting other software
File_manager
Data recording made of plastic film
low temperature to remove binder layer moisture. This is generally a temporary treatment that allows the information recorded on the tape to be promptly
Magnetic_tape
Removable disk storage medium
hardware dd (Unix) – Shell command for copying and converting file data Disk image – Computer file consisting of the contents of a storage device Don't Copy
Floppy_disk
Utility program for Windows
Temp File Cleaner (TFC) is a utility program for Microsoft Windows designed to quickly remove temporary and unnecessary files which might otherwise prove
Temp_File_Cleaner
Computer file system architecture design
The FAT file system is a file system used on MS-DOS and Windows 9x family of operating systems. It continues to be used on mobile devices and embedded
Design_of_the_FAT_file_system
Mechanism for inter-process communication using message passing
sorts the contents of the words file alphabetically, as comm expects, and <( ... ) outputs the results to a temporary file (via process substitution), which
Pipeline_(Unix)
Practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information
raids took down the Razorback2 eDonkey server and temporarily took down The Pirate Bay. "The File Sharing Act was launched by Chairman Towns in 2009
File_sharing
Metadata associated with computer file that define file system behavior
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,
File_attribute
Operating system
changes file name REPLACE – replace the contents of a permanent file with a temporary file RESEQ – resequence or add line numbers to the primary file SAVE
NOS_(operating_system)
Suite of system components for Linux
systemd-tmpfiles is a utility that takes care of creation and clean-up of temporary files and directories. It is normally run once at startup and then in specified
Systemd
2015 Microsoft operating system version
Windows permanently reserves around 7 GB of disk space to use for temporary files during updates. The 64-bit variants require a CPU that supports certain
Windows_10
E-mail format
subdirectory temporarily stores e-mail messages that are in the process of being delivered. This subdirectory may also store other kinds of temporary files. The
Maildir
Magnetic tape data storage technology
partitions. The Linear Tape File System (LTFS) is a self-describing tape format and file system made possible by the partition feature. File data and filesystem
Linear_Tape-Open
File format family
template) and .sv$ (temporary automatic save) files are also DWG files. DWG (denoted by the .dwg filename extension) was the native file format for the Interact
.dwg
Computer storage device with no moving parts
In traditional HDDs, a rewritten file will generally occupy the same location on the disk surface as the original file, whereas in SSDs the new copy will
Solid-state_drive
Computer that provides file systems in a computer network
a file server (or fileserver) is a computer attached to a network that provides a location for shared disk access, i.e. storage of computer files (such
File_server
Open-source prototyping platform
the IDE, a copy of the code is written to a temporary file including a standard header file at the file beginning, and a simple main function appended
Wiring_(software)
Documents on Singapore's separation from Malaysia
The Albatross file is a series of documents covering the period leading up to Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965. Compiled by Singapore's finance
Albatross_file
Microsoft Windows file manager application
File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the
File_Explorer
Programming language
Standard Pascal is usable without file names. The following will produce a run-time error with Delphi. program temporaryFile(output); var FD: text; begin rewrite(FD);
Comparison of Pascal and Delphi
Comparison_of_Pascal_and_Delphi
Journaling file system for Linux
over the one above: fd=open("file.new"); write(fd, data); close(fd); rename("file.new", "file"); A new temporary file ("file.new") is created, which initially
Ext4
Enhanced clone of the vi text editor
namely: The text is stored in a temporary file, just like the real vi, and unlike stevie. Because of this, you can edit files that are larger than a single
Elvis_(text_editor)
Feature in Microsoft Windows
The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption. The technology
Encrypting_File_System
Computer command in various operating systems
crash in early versions of Windows could lead to a situation where a temporary file had the read-only bit set and was additionally (and irrevocably) locked
ATTRIB
Default command line for MS-DOS and Windows 9x
achieved by running commands sequentially, redirecting to and from a temporary file.[citation needed] COMMAND.COM makes no provision for redirecting the
COMMAND.COM
Type of random-access memory
processor registers as a small dual-ported or multi-ported RAM. Register file "Knowledge and References". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2025-09-05. v t e
Dual-ported_RAM
2003 computer malware
legitimate file exists, the malware will copy the file to the Temporary Files folder and then infect the file. The resulting infected file is then moved
Sality
Shell for Windows NT and other operating systems
redirect the standard error stream. In contrast, COMMAND.COM uses temporary files, and runs the two sides serially, one after the other. Multiple commands
Cmd.exe
Specifies initial commands run under DOS-type operating systems
other batch files. AUTOEXEC.BAT is most often used to set environment variables such as keyboard, soundcard, printer, and temporary file locations. It
AUTOEXEC.BAT
Snapshot of computer memory data
binary rather than formatted for printing. SYStem OUTput files (SYSOUT) files are temporary files owned by the SPOOL software. Initially the batch utility
Core_dump
Linux module for compressed RAM
RAM disk. The two most common uses for zram are for the storage of temporary files (/tmp) and as a swap device. Initially, zram had only the latter function
Zram
Software
which often involves generating tens of thousands of registry keys and temporary files. The user interface (dialog boxes) presented at the start of installation
Windows_Installer
deletion of duplicates, the respective files F i {\displaystyle F_{i}} can be concatenated into a temporary file F'. The missing adjacency lists can be
External memory graph traversal
External_memory_graph_traversal
TEMPORARY FILE
TEMPORARY FILE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : local name for someone who lived in a small cottage or temporary dwelling, Middle English logge (Old French loge, of Germanic origin). The term was used in particular of a cabin erected by masons working on the site of a particular construction project, such as a church or cathedral, and so it was probably in many cases equivalent to an occupational name for a mason. Reaney suggests that one early form, atte Logge, might sometimes have denoted the warden of a masons’ lodge.Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), the influential U.S. senator from MA, was born in Boston, the only son of John Ellerton Lodge, a prosperous merchant and owner of swift clipper ships engaged in commerce with China, one of several Lodges who emigrated from England in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from either of two places so named: one southwest of London and the other in Somerset. The former is named from Old English feld ‘open country’ or felte ‘mullein’ (or a similar plant) + hÄm ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’; the latter from Old English fileðe ‘hay’ + hÄm or hamm.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker or user of files, from an agent derivative of Middle English file ‘file’.English : occupational name for a spinner, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French fil ‘thread’ (Latin filum).English : Americanized spelling of German Feiler, cognate of 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : topographic name for someone who lived by or worked at a rough temporary shelter for animals, Middle English helm (Old Norse hjalmr, related to the Old English and Old High German words in 2 below), or a habitational name from a minor place named Helm or Helme from this word, as for example in County Durham, Northumberland, and West Yorkshire.English, German, and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a maker of helmets, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch helm.German and Dutch : from a medieval personal name, a short form of any of the various compound names formed with helm ‘helmet’. Compare, e.g., Helmbrecht.Scottish : habitational name from Helme in Roxburghshire (Borders).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Helm ‘helmet’.
Biblical
hammermen; filemen
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps a topographic name for someone living on low-lying land (Old English ēg) with a hut or temporary shelter (Old Norse skáli) on it.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places so called. Most of them, including those in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Somerset (Winford), are named from Old English feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. Another place of the same name in Somerset, also known as Whitchurch, has as its first element Old English fileðe ‘hay’. Felton Hill in Northumberland is named with the Old English personal name Fygla (a derivative of fugol ‘bird’; compare Fowle).
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Rajasthani, Traditional
A Flowering Plan; Generally Used for Temporary Skin Decoration for Special Occasions
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English winter ‘winter’ + bottom ‘valley’, hence a topographic name, especially in the hilly regions of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for someone whose principal dwelling was in a valley inhabited only in winter (the summer being spent in temporary shelters on the upland pasture).
Boy/Male
Biblical
Hammermen; filemen.
TEMPORARY FILE
TEMPORARY FILE
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Sun of the Religion (Islam)
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Harvester; Abbreviation of Teresa
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Famous; Known; Noted; Celebrated
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Name of a Fatimid Caliph
Girl/Female
English
Sylvia, meaning from the forest.
Girl/Female
Hebrew American French English
Grace.
Boy/Male
Arabic, German, Muslim, Turkish
Companion; Consoler; Name of a Previous Chief Army Guard
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Intelligent
Biblical
with me;plowman, living;
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sikh
Sacred Action; Beautiful; Name of Lord Hanuman; Divine Truth
TEMPORARY FILE
TEMPORARY FILE
TEMPORARY FILE
TEMPORARY FILE
TEMPORARY FILE
v. i.
To lodge; to have a temporary residence.
a.
Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.
n.
A post-temporal bone.
a.
Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a.
adv.
In a temporal manner; secularly.
n.
Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence; doubt.
n.
Anything temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly in the plural.
n.
Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation
a.
Making temporary provision; provisional.
n.
Suspension; temporary suppression.
a.
Temporarity.
n.
Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical; as, temporal power; temporal courts.
n.
A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
a.
For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.
a.
Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal bone; a temporal artery.
n.
Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.
adv.
In a temporary manner; for a time.
a.
Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; -- applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes.
a.
Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.