File
WordNet
noun
(1) A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
(2) Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
(3) A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
(4) A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
verb
(5) File a formal charge against
"The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
(6) Place in a container for keeping records
"File these bills, please"
(7) Record in a public office or in a court of law
"File for divorce"
"File a complaint"
(8) Smooth with a file
"File one's fingernails"
(9) Proceed in line
"The students filed into the classroom"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
Verb
- To commit official papers to some office
- To place in an archive in a logical place and order
- To store a file (1) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- To make a formal request for the benefit of a official status.
- She filed for divorce the next day.
- The company filed for bankruptcy when the office opened on Monday.
- They filed for a refund under their warranty.
Etymology 2
French file, from filer, “to spin out”, “arrange one behind another”, Latin , from filum, “thread”.
Noun
- A column of people one behind another.
- The troops marched in Indian file.
- one of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those which run from number to number). The analog horizontal lines are the ranks.
Etymology 3
. Cognate with Dutch vijl, German Feile, West Frisian file.
Noun
- A hand tool consisting of a handle to which a block of coarse metal is attached, and used for removing sharp edges or for cutting, especially through metal
- A man, guy, fellow; especially one known for being cunning or resourceful.