| A | B |
| End of File | A value of –1 read from the file stream. |
| File | A collection of related data stored on a persistent medium. |
| File position | The point in a file stream where reading or writing last occurred. |
| File stream | A file as a sequence of characters. |
| Line terminator | The carriage return and line feed characters at the end of each line in a file. |
| Persistant | Lasting. |
| Sequential Access File | Reading or writing one character after another or one line after another in a file stream. |
| Stream | A sequence of characters. |