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m Added some other terms for a file page. When you edit a file page, it calls it a file description page with a link to Help:File page, which is a little odd, but not worthy of massive editing to change everywhere.
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When a file such as an image, video or sound clip is [[Help:Images and other uploaded files|uploaded]] to Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Commons, an associated '''file page''' is created (also known as a '''file description page''' or '''image description page'''). The purpose of these pages is to provide information about the file,: for example the author, date of creation, who uploaded the file, any modifications that may have been made, an extended description of the file's subject or context, where the file is used, and license or copyright information. In the case of an image, the file page shows a higher resolution version of the image, if available.

To view the file page for an image or video, click on the image itself. For a sound file, click on the information icon, [[File:CrystalClearInfoIcon.png]], near the sound clip link.
 
A file page consists of five parts: