3  File types terms

We have defined a file type annotation to determine the action tabs available in the application.

Each action tab depends on a certain file type as input, and will possibly have a different file type as output.

Table 3.1: File type description
Term Description
File type through app:
0: none Indicates no file or data input required or expected.
2: fb File bunch.
3: sce Stands for ‘SingleCellExperiment’, referring to files formatted to support single-cell data analyses.
4: files General files, specifics depend on context but typically involve data files necessary for processing, i.e., Excel.
5: fe Feature element, an R list of abundance and MFI.
6: html HTML files, used for output that requires web viewing or reporting.