So I have this group of bytes that generate a sound when processed by an application. You can call that group of bytes whatever you like, and maybe you can eve

So I have this group of bytes that generate a sound when processed by an application. You can call that group of bytes whatever you like, and maybe you can even come up with a novel abstraction for it, but be you iPad novice or kernel hacker, that group of bytes will always need to be recognized as a discrete unit for it to be useful; that unit is a file.