In plain English
This action gives a stored item a different name. The file, folder, or other item remains the same item; only its name changes.
In context
Here, "rename" labels the action of changing a file's name while leaving the file itself unchanged.
- Situation
- Creating, saving, sharing, versioning, and restoring files
- What it communicates
- labels the file-name change action.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not indicate who performs the action or under what conditions it is allowed.
Examples
“She renamed the file from draft.txt to report.txt instead of saving a new copy.”
“Rename the file before you move it into the archive folder.”