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master file

American  

noun

  1. Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.


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There can be no question that “intentionally marking people who are still living as dead” in the master file “is unheard of and improper,” Flick stated.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2025

The target date to entirely replace the master file is now 2030, but the GAO warns it’s unlikely the IRS will meet that deadline.

From Washington Post Feb. 22, 2023

Take the Yahoo hiccup: What likely happened was that the offending URL, https://occupywallst.org, was added to a spam filter master file.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2011

Currently Dr. Van Kirk is preparing a "master file" of U. S. peace-lovers' names.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the memory banks of tubes and relays there was a master file of all names—aliases and nicknames included—with which the organization had ever been concerned.

From Brink of Madness by Sheldon, Walter J.

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