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Index.dat

Index Index.dat

In the Microsoft Windows operating system, index.dat is a hidden database file used by the Internet Explorer web browser. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Autocomplete, CCleaner, Computer forensics, File Explorer, Hidden file and hidden directory, Internet Explorer, Internet privacy, Microsoft Windows, Operating system, Spyware, URL, User (computing), Web browser.

Autocomplete

Autocomplete, or word completion, is a feature in which an application predicts the rest of a word a user is typing.

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CCleaner

CCleaner (originally Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform Software, is a utility used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer.

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Computer forensics

Computer forensics (also known as computer forensic science) is a branch of digital forensic science pertaining to evidence found in computers and digital storage media.

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File Explorer

File Explorer, previously known as Windows Explorer, is a file manager application and default desktop environment that is included with releases of the Microsoft Windows operating system from Windows 95 onwards.

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Hidden file and hidden directory

In computing, a hidden folder (sometimes hidden directory) or hidden file is a folder or file which filesystem utilities do not display by default when showing a directory listing.

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Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer (formerly Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Internet Explorer, commonly abbreviated as IE or MSIE) is a retired series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft that were used in the Windows line of operating systems.

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Internet privacy

Internet privacy involves the right or mandate of personal privacy concerning the storage, re-purposing, provision to third parties, and display of information pertaining to oneself via the Internet.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Operating system

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.

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Spyware

Spyware (a portmanteau for spying software) is any software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user by violating their privacy, endangering their device's security, or other means.

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URL

A uniform resource locator (URL), colloquially known as an address on the Web, is a reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it.

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User (computing)

A user is a person who utilizes a computer or network service.

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Web browser

A web browser is an application for accessing websites.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index.dat