subfile

noun

sub·file | \ ˈsəb-ˌfī(-ə)l

\

variants: or sub-file

plural subfiles or sub-files

Definition of subfile

: a file (such as a computer file) that is part of a larger file or derived from parts of larger files You simply search through existing files for all the records matching a particular set of criteria and designate those records as a subfile.— Robert Moskowitz

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The first known use of subfile was in 1962

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