rawfile
nounUK /ˈrɔː.faɪl/
US /ˈrɔː.faɪl/
A raw file is a picture file that keeps all the picture's information so you can change it later.
The photographer saved the photo as a raw file so she could edit the colors later.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer file that has not been changed or cleaned up yet.
The program reads the rawfile directly from the disk.
3. In computing, a file containing data exactly as it was first recorded.
He backed up the rawfile before running the conversion.
4. A file used in photography that holds unedited sensor data.
Rawfiles take up more space than JPEGs.