| initialization file | файл настройки (A text file used by the operating system and by individual applications to store persistent settings related to applications, drivers, or hardware. Supported for backward compatibility. Use the registry to store these settings; A text file containing information about the initial configuration of Windows and Windows-based applications, such as default settings for fonts, margins, and line spacing. In Windows 9x, Windows NT, and Windows 2000, .ini files are replaced by a database known as the Registry. In addition to Windows itself, many older applications create their own .ini files) |