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   file

   /fʌɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a folder or box for holding loose papers together and in order for easy reference: "a file of correspondence" Similar folderportfoliobinderboxdocument casefiling cabinet
   • ▪ a collection of information about a particular person or thing: "MI5 were keeping a file on him" Similar dossierdocumentrecordreportcase historycase studydatainformationparticularscase notesdocumentationannalsarchives
   • ▪ a collection of data, programs, etc. stored in a computer's memory or on a storage device under a single identifying name: "you can save the file to your hard disk" Similar batch of datadocumenttextprogram
   • 2. a number of issues and responsibilities relating to a particular policy area: Canadian "what progress has the Prime Minister made on the unity file?"

   verb

   • 1. place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order: "the contract, when signed, is filed" Similar categorizeclassifyorganizeput in placeput in orderorderarrangecataloguetabulateindexpigeonholeput on recordrecordenterstorelogarchive
   • ▪ submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be placed on record by the appropriate authority: "criminal charges were filed against the firm" Similar applyput inregistersign upaskbringpresslodgeplacelaypreferput forwardpresentsubmit
   • ▪ (of a reporter) send (a story) to a newspaper or news organization.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘string documents on a thread or wire to keep them in order’): from French filer ‘to string’, fil ‘a thread’, both from Latin filum ‘a thread’. Compare with file2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. filer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • F

     4

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

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   • English (US)

     FILE meaning: 1. any of several different types of container...

   • Znaczenie File, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FILE definicja: 1. any of several different types of...

   • File: Japanese Translation

     FILE translate: （コンピュータ）ファイル, ファイル, やすり, ～をファイルする, ～をやすりで磨く,...

   • File Turkish Translation

     FILE translate: tek bir isim altında depolanan bilgi bütünü,...

   • File: German Translation

     FILE translate: die Reihe, hintereinander marschieren, der...

   • File: Russian Translation

     FILE translate: файл , дело, досье , папка, скоросшиватель ,...

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