file
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēol; akin to Old High German fīla file
Date: before 12th century
1. a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal
2. a shrewd or crafty person
II. transitive verb
(filed; filing)
Date: 13th century
to rub, smooth, or cut away with or as if with a file
III. transitive verb
(filed; filing)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳlan, from fūl foul
Date: before 12th century
chiefly dialect defile, corrupt
IV. verb
(filed; filing)
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin filare to string documents on a string or wire, from filum file of documents, literally, thread, from Latin; akin to Armenian ǰil sinew
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. to arrange in order for preservation and reference <
file letters
>
2.
a. to place among official records as prescribed by law <file a mortgage
>
b. to send (copy) to a newspaper <filed a story
>
c. to return to the office of the clerk of a court without action on the merits
3. to initiate (as a legal action) through proper formal procedure <threatened to file charges
>
intransitive verb
1. to register as a candidate especially in a primary election
2. to place items in a file
3. to submit documents necessary to initiate a legal proceeding <file for bankruptcy
>
• filer noun
V. noun
Date: 1525
1. a device (as a folder, case, or cabinet) by means of which papers are kept in order
2.
a. archaic roll, list
b. a collection of papers or publications usually arranged or classified
c.
(1) a collection of related data records (as for a computer)
(2) a complete collection of data (as text or a program) treated by a computer as a unit especially for purposes of input and output
VI. noun
Etymology: Middle French, from filer to spin, draw out, from Late Latin filare, from Latin filum
Date: 1598
1. single file
2. any of the rows of squares that extend across a chessboard from one player's side to the other player's side
VII. intransitive verb
(filed; filing)
Date: 1614
to march or proceed in single file
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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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
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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
