| English | Hausa |
| Efficient File Storage | Ma'adanar Fayil mai Inganci (A storage method in which a file is split into pieces that are stored and updated separately, and streamed together when a user requests the file) |
| file allocation table | jadawalin kason fayil (A file system used by MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems to organize and manage files) |
| File as Printout | Fayil a matsayin firin awut (A command that will use a print driver installed by OneNote to create an image of a wide variety of filetypes. Files are printed to the print driver and inserted as images into OneNote) |
| File Block | Shamakin Fayil (A feature that allows end users and IT admins to control which file types and versions can be opened and saved in the application) |
| File Explorer | Mai Binciken Fayil (A utility in Windows that enables the user to locate and open files and folders) |
| file format | Tsarin fayil (The structure or organization of data in a file. File format is usually indicated by the file name extension) |
| File History | Tarihin Fayil (A Windows feature designed to help users avoid data loss by automatically saving versions of files and copies of deleted files so that users can recover them) |
| File menu | mazabar fayil (A common drop-down menu that includes commands for file operations, such as Open, Save, and Print) |
| file name extension | fadada sunan fayil (A set of characters added to the end of a file name that identifies the file type or format) |
| file picker | mazaɓin fayil (A UI element that enables users to locate and select files) |
| file property | tarkacen fayil (A detail about a file that helps identify it, such as a descriptive title, the author name, the subject, or a keyword that identifies topics or other important information in the file) |
| file sharing program | tsarin raba fayil (A peer-to-peer file sharing client used to connect to file sharing networks in order to download or share files) |
| file system | tsarin fayil a kwamfuta (In an operating system, the overall structure in which files are named, stored, and organized. NTFS, FAT, and FAT32 are types of file systems) |
| File tab | Tab ɗin Fayil (A tab on the ribbon that takes users to Microsoft Office Backstage view) |
| File Transfer Protocol | dan aiken fayil (A member of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, used to copy files between two computers on the Internet. Both computers must support their respective FTP roles: one must be an FTP client and the other an FTP server) |
| file type | Nau'in fayil (The format of a file, commonly indicated by its file name extension. The file type indicates which program the file was created in and can be opened with) |
| Hibernation File Cleaner | Mai goge fayil na sumar kwamfuta (A feature that allows deletion of the files created during hibernation) |
| long file name | Dogon sunan fayil (A folder or file name longer than the 8.3 file name standard (up to eight characters followed by a period and an extension of up to three characters). Most versions of Windows, including WindowsXP, Windows2000, WindowNT, Windows95, and Windows98 support long file names up to 255 characters) |
| NTFS file system | Matsefatar fayil na NTFS (An advanced file system designed for use specifically with the Windows NT operating system. It supports long filenames, full security access control, file system recovery, extremely large storage media, and various features for the Windows NT POSIX subsystem. It also supports object-oriented applications by treating all files as objects with user-defined and system-defined attributes) |
| Office File Validation | Tabbatar da ingancin fayil na Office (A security feature that validates files before allowing them to be loaded by the application, in order to protect against file format vulnerabilities) |
