Special properties of a file. The options are read-only and archive. Assigned to files and directories using the MS-DOS attrib command.
a characteristic of a file, for example its read and write permissions, its length, or whether it is a directory
Information that defines the characteristics of a file. Some characteristics of a file may be hidden, read-only, locked, or archive. Changing a file's attributes does not affect the file's contents but does affect the computer's ability to modify or view the file.
The characteristic of a file, such as its size or creation date. The values of some file attributes may change during the lifetime of a file.
A characteristic of a file - for example, the read-only attribute.
A file attribute is metadata that describes or is associated with a computer file. For example, an operating system often keeps track of date a file was created and last modified, as well as the file's size and extension (and what application to open it with). File permissions are also kept track of.