interimfiles
nounUK /ˈɪntərɪmfaɪlz/
US /ˈɪntərɪmfaɪlz/
Interimfiles are temporary files a computer makes while it is still working on something.
The program saved interimfiles so it could finish the job later.
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2. Files created between two main stages of a process.
The editor kept interimfiles between the draft and final versions.
3. Placeholder files used until the real files are ready.
The installer used interimfiles while downloading the full package.
4. Files that hold partial results during a long calculation.
The simulation wrote interimfiles every hour in case it crashed.