Three generations of file are usually kept, being the grandfather, father and son files. 2004, Ray Bradley, The Ultimate Computing Glossary for Advanced Level (page 31).1983, Computerworld (volume 17, number 50, page 22)įile C is the grandfather because it was used to create file B.( computing ) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.And here is some of that good tobacco, prepared for our grandfathers from God:-When you shall taste of it, you shall feel it through all your body and it will put you in remembrance of the good councils your grandfathers used to hold with the English, your brethren, and that ancient friendship they had together.

Synonyms: see Thesaurus: grandfather Antonyms: ( with regard to gender ) grandmother, ( with regard to ancestry ) grandson see also Thesaurus: grandmotherīrethren: Here is the pipe which your grandfathers used to smoke with when they met together in councils of peace. Superseded earlier eldfather, elderfather. The noun is derived from Middle English grandfadre, graundfadir, graunfadir, grauntfader, and other forms, from graunt ( “ big, large great, important ” ) + fā̆der ( “ male parent, father remoter male ancestor ” ), probably modelled after Middle French grandpere, grant pere ( “ male parent remoter male ancestor ” ) (whence French grand-père) the English word is analysable as grand- +‎ father.

( Received Pronunciation ) IPA ( key): /ˈɡɹændˌfɑːðə/.

WOTD – 9 April 2019 Pronunciation A grandfather and his granddaughter

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