ffiillee ddeessccrriippttoorr -- Definition

A ffiillee  ddeessccrriippttoorr is an integer  between 1 and 20 that  indexes an area in
the operating  system's list of  internal file descriptors.  It  is used by
routines  like ooppeenn(),  cclloossee(), and  llsseeeekk() to work  with files.   A file
descriptor is _n_o_t the same as a FFIILLEE stream, which is used by routines like
ffooppeenn(), ffcclloossee(), or ffrreeaadd().

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o
ffiillee, FFIILLEE, PPrrooggrraammmmiinngg CCOOHHEERREENNTT
