What does the icon for this dotted file mean? This is a .cs file, but it does not behave correctly in my project, and I noticed this separate icon in Solution Explorer:

I checked the MSDN Documentation in three places
Another MSDN Page
Another MSDN Page
I also checked the Visual Studio Documentation , which is pretty vaguely organized.
I even checked this site:

Finally, I found this section with a similar question, but the question page and links inside do not have this icon . Thank you for your help.