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on file


file 1

F0012400 (fīl)n.1. A container, such as a cabinet or folder, for keeping papers in order.2. A collection of papers or published materials kept or arranged in convenient order.3. Computers A collection of data or program records stored as a unit with a single name.4. a. A line of persons, animals, or things positioned one behind the other.b. A line of troops or military vehicles so positioned.5. Games Any of the rows of squares that run forward and backward between players on a playing board in chess or checkers.6. Archaic A list or roll.v. filed, fil·ing, files v.tr.1. To put or keep (papers, for example) in useful order for storage or reference.2. To enter (a legal document) as an official record.3. To send or submit (copy) to a newspaper.4. To initiate (a lawsuit): file a complaint; file charges.v.intr.1. To march or walk in a line.2. To put items in a file.3. To make application; apply: filed for a job with the state; file for a divorce.4. To enter one's name in a political contest: filed for Congress.Idiom: on file In or as if in a file for easy reference: We will keep your résumé on file.
[From Middle English filen, to put documents on file, from Old French filer, to spin thread, to put documents on a thread, from Late Latin fīlāre, to spin, draw out in a long line, from Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots.]
file2left to right: double-cut flat file, single-cut round file, and single-cut half-round file

file 2

F0012400 (fīl)n.1. Any of several hardened steel tools with cutting ridges for forming, smoothing, or reducing especially metallic surfaces.2. A nail file.3. Chiefly British A crafty or artful person.tr.v. filed, fil·ing, files To smooth, reduce, or remove with or as if with a file.
[Middle English, from Old English fīl; see peig- in Indo-European roots.]

file 3

F0012400 (fīl)tr.v. filed, fil·ing, files Archaic To sully or defile.
[Middle English filen, from Old English fȳlan; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]

fi·lé

F0117900 (fē′lā, fĭ-lā′)n. Powdered sassafras leaves used to thicken and season soups, stews, and gumbos.
[Louisiana French, from French, past participle of filer, to spin thread (from its effect when added to hot liquids), from Old French; see file1.]

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on file

Available for reference through storage in a physical or digital file system. Please keep all bank records on file for a minimum of five years. I'll keep your number on file in case we need to get in touch with you again.See also: file, on

on file

In or as if in a record for easy reference. For example, There's no job open right now, but we'll keep your résumé on file. The use of file in the sense of "a collection of papers stored for ready reference" dates from the early 1600s. See also: file, on

on file

In or as if in a file for easy reference: We will keep your résumé on file.See also: file, on
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on file

adj. having been formally filed with the clerk of the court or the judge, such as a pleading is "on file." (See: file)

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