file¹ /fīl/

1. Any contrivance for keeping papers in order, orig a line or wire on which papers were strung
2. A collection of papers arranged for reference
3. A collection of data in any form, esp on computer
4. A roll or list (Shakespeare)
5. A line of soldiers, chessboard squares, etc ranged one behind another
6. A small body of soldiers
7. A thread (obsolete)

1. To put upon a file
2. To arrange in an orderly way
3. To put on record
4. To bring before a court
5. To deposit or lodge (a complaint, etc)

To march in file

filˈed adjective

filˈer noun

1. A person or thing that files
2. A filing cabinet (informal)

file allocation table noun (computing)

A list which maps a file to blocks of data storage on a disk

file copy noun

1. A copy filed for reference
2. An editor's copy of a book in which errors, possible changes, etc are noted

file extension noun (computing)

A series of characters that follows the dot in a filename and identifies the file type

fileˈ-leader noun

The person at the head of a file

fileˈname noun (computing)

A name used to refer to a given collection of data

file server noun (computing)

A computer in a network that stores files and makes them available to users in a network

file sharing noun (computing)

The activity of making files freely available for other users on a computer network while also downloading files made available by others

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