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      file
      noun
      A collection of papers collated and archived together.
      A roll or list.
      A course of thought; a thread of narration.
      (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
      A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
      A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
      (military) A small detachment of soldiers.
      (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
      A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
      A surname.
      (Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet. [(Canada, US) An item of office furniture comprising a set of either drawers, or shelves with individual doors or panels, sized to standard widths of file folders and traditionally used for the storage of files.]
      (slang, archaic) A cunning or resourceful person.
      (slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
      verb
      (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
      (transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
      (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
      (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
      (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
      (intransitive) To move in a file.
      (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
      To corrupt.
      (transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.
      (archaic) To defile.
      Roots
      filumfil- · Latin · thread
      Synonyms for file
      folderndossiernregistervdocumentationnregistryndatanpapersn
      Words related to file
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