intermediatefiles
nounUK /ˌɪntəˈmiːdiət faɪlz/
US /ˌɪntərˈmiːdiət faɪlz/
Intermediate files are in-between files a computer makes while it works on a bigger job.
The program creates intermediate files before it builds the final video.
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2. Files produced at one stage of a multi-step process and used as input for the next stage.
The compiler stores intermediate files so it doesn't have to redo earlier steps.
3. Temporary data files that are usually deleted once the final result is ready.
Clean up the intermediate files to free up disk space.
4. Files that sit between raw input and finished output in a data pipeline.
The pipeline writes intermediate files to disk between each transformation.