file
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file1
noun
1》 a folder or box for keeping loose papers together and in order.
2》 Computing a collection of data or programs stored under a single identifying name.
verb
1》 place (a document) in a file.
↘submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be officially placed on record.
2》 (of a reporter) send (a story) to a newspaper or news organization.
Derivatives
filer noun
filing noun
Origin
ME (as a verb meaning 'string documents on a thread or wire'): from Fr. filer 'to string', fil 'a thread', both from L. filum 'a thread'.
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file2
noun
1》 a line of people or things one behind another.
2》 Military a small detachment of men.
3》
Chess each of the eight rows of eight squares on a chessboard running away from the player towards the opponent. Compare with
rank1 (in sense 6).
verb (of a group) walk one behind the other.
Origin
C16: from Fr. file, from filer 'to string'.
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file3
noun a tool with a roughened surface or surfaces, used for smoothing or shaping a hard material.
verb smooth or shape with a file.
Derivatives
filer noun
Origin
OE fīl, of W. Gmc origin.
English new terms dictionary.
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file — file … Dictionnaire des rimes
filé — filé … Dictionnaire des rimes
file — [ fil ] n. f. • av. 1464; de filer 1 ♦ Suite (de personnes, de choses) dont les éléments sont placés un par un et l un derrière l autre (à la différence du rang). File de gens. ⇒ colonne, procession. « Barca vit avancer un des miliciens, puis une … Encyclopédie Universelle
filé — file [ fil ] n. f. • av. 1464; de filer 1 ♦ Suite (de personnes, de choses) dont les éléments sont placés un par un et l un derrière l autre (à la différence du rang). File de gens. ⇒ colonne, procession. « Barca vit avancer un des miliciens,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
File — Aktuelle Version: 5.01 (30. April 2009) Betriebssystem: Multiplattform Kategorie: Remote Access Lizenz: GPL … Deutsch Wikipedia
file — Aktuelle Version 5.09 (16. September 2011) Betriebssystem Multiplattform Kategorie Remote Access Lizenz BSD Lizenz Deutschsprachig nein … Deutsch Wikipedia
file — 1 vb filed, fil·ing vt 1 a: to submit (a legal document) to the proper office (as the office of a clerk of court) for keeping on file among the records esp. as a procedural step in a legal transaction or proceeding filed a tax return a financing… … Law dictionary
File — (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade}, {Filament}, {Fillet}.] 1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as: (a) (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
File — (f[imac]l), n. [AS. fe[ o]l; akin to D. viji, OHG. f[=i]la, f[=i]hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]l, Russ. pila, and Skr. pi[,c] to cut out, adorn; perh. akin to E. paint.] 1. A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
File 13 — is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the expression round file or circular file is more common (in reference to … Wikipedia
File — has several meanings:* Filing cabinet * File (tool) * A nail file * Filing (legal) * Filing (manufacturing process) * File (formation) Military term for a single column of men one in front of the other. See also Rank (formation) * File (chess) *… … Wikipedia
