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| file [ fīl ] |
noun (plural files) |
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1. storage for papers: a folder, cabinet, or other container that holds papers for convenient storage and reference
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2. ordered collection: a collection of related documents or papers arranged so that they can be consulted easily
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3. comput computer information: a uniquely named collection of program instructions or data stored on a hard drive, disk, or other storage medium and treated as a single entity
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4. line: a line of people or things standing or moving one behind the other
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verb (past and past participle filed, present participle fil·ing, 3rd person present singular files) |
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1. transitive verb store something in order: to arrange and store something in a file for future reference
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2. transitive verb law submit something: to submit something such as a claim or complaint to the appropriate authority so that it can be put on record
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3. intransitive verb law bring lawsuit: to make a formal application for something such as a divorce
  filed for bankruptcy
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4. transitive verb press send in news report: to send in a report or story to a newspaper or news agency
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5. intransitive verb move in line: to move in line one behind the other
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| [15th century. < French filer "thread on a string" < Latin filum "thread"; because documents were hung on string for easy reference] |
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| fil·er noun |
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