| Subject | English | German |
| comp., MS | base file name | Basisdateiname (In a log definition, the part of the log file name that is the same for all of the log files that are created. The base file name and a timestamp form the complete log file name, for example, Basefilename_timestamp.log. The timestamp value varies, depending on the selected log file rollover option) |
| microel. | carry the same file name | denselben Dateinamen tragen |
| comp., MS | file name | Dateiname (The set of letters, numbers, and allowable symbols assigned to a file to distinguish it from all other files in a particular directory on a disk. A file name is the label under which a computer user saves and requests a block of information) |
| tech. | file name | Dateiname |
| tech. | file name | Dateibezeichnung |
| comp., MS | file name extension | Dateierweiterung (A set of characters added to the end of a file name that identifies the file type or format) |
| IT | file name extension | Extension beim Dateinamen |
| IT | file name extension | Dateinamenerweiterung |
| microel. | file name extension | Dateinameerweiterung |
| IT, dat.proc. | file name syntax | Dateinamensyntax |
| IT, dat.proc. | file name variable | Dateinamevariable |
| work.fl., IT | file of proper names | Namen-Datei |
| gen. | invalid file name | ungültiger Dateiname |
| comp., MS | long file name | langer Dateiname (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) |
| work.fl., commun. | name authority file | verbindliche Namensliste |