拡張子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
拡	張	子

Etymology

拡張 (かくちょう, kakuchō: “extension”) + 子 (し, shi: “object”)

Noun

拡張子 (hiragana かくちょうし, romaji kakuchōshi)

1. (computing) File extension; a short series of letters or numerals at the end of a personal computer file name, used to indicate the type of file and the software that will be required to operate or open it.

   テキストファイルの拡張子は.txtです。

   てきすとふぁいるのかくちょうしは.txtです。

   Tekisuto fairu no kakuchōshi ha .txt desu.

   A text file will have a file extension of .txt.