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rename

To rename is to change the name of an existing file, folder, or other stored item without changing the item itself.

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.”

Core meaning

“Rename the file before you move it into the archive folder.”

In context