<s>
In	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
filespec	B-Device
is	O
a	O
term	O
meaning	O
a	O
filename	B-Device
identifier	O
that	O
specifies	O
both	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
location	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
filespec	B-Device
differs	O
from	O
the	O
filename	B-Device
in	O
that	O
the	O
filespec	B-Device
includes	O
a	O
complete	O
specification	O
,	O
within	O
a	O
particular	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
of	O
the	O
file	O
's	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
win.com	O
is	O
a	O
filename	B-Device
and	O
C:\Windows\win.com	O
is	O
a	O
filespec	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
originates	O
from	O
Digital	B-Application
Research	I-Application
CP/M	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
CP/M	B-Application
Plus	O
Command	O
Reference	O
Manual	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
CP/M	B-Application
Plus	O
identifies	O
every	O
file	O
by	O
its	O
complete	O
name	O
or	O
file	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
file	O
specification	O
is	O
any	O
valid	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
drive	O
specification	O
,	O
filename	B-Device
,	O
filetype	O
,	O
and	O
password	O
,	O
all	O
separated	O
by	O
their	O
appropriate	O
delimiters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
filespec	B-Device
is	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
for	O
file	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
