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Group of records stored together for some common purpose. Large files are usually stored on computers. A file may consist of current customers, subscribers, or donors, or previous customers, subscribers, or donors. Each individual name on a file is contained in a unique record with information pertaining to that person. See also file maintenance; mainfile; update.

1. to place material in a given order for accessible retrieval. Items may be arranged alphabetically, numerically, chronologically, geographically, or by subject.


2. collection of stored information. The data in a computer file is stored in such a way that the computer can read information from the file or write information to the file. Personal computers can store files on magnetic tape, floppy disks, or hard disk.


3. to formally submit a document, especially to an office, an agency, or a unit of the legal system. For example, one files an expense account.

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noun

A group of people or things arranged in a row: column, line, queue, rank¹, row¹, string, tier. See group.

v

Definition: put in place, order
Antonyms: disarrange, disorder

A metal (usually steel) tool having a rectangular, triangular, round, or irregular section and either tapering or of uniform width and thickness, covered on one or more of its surfaces with teeth or oblique ridges; used for abrading, reducing, or smoothing metal, wood, or other materials.

file: nomenclature

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A record of the court. A paper is said to be filed when it is delivered to the proper officer to be kept on file as a matter of record and reference. But in general the terms file and the files are used loosely to denote the official custody of the court or the place in the offices of a court where the records and papers are kept. The file in a case includes the original complaint and all pleadings and papers belonging thereto.

A clerk files a document by endorsing it on the date it is received and retaining it in his or her office for inspection by the parties that it might concern.

For a list of words related to file, see:

• Common Tools and Tool Types - file: steel hand tool with abrasive surface for shaping and smoothing objects
• Shaving, Shaping, Sharpening, and Smoothing Tools - file: steel hand tool with abrasive surface for shaping and smoothing objects
• Cases, Boxes, and Bags - file: metal or wooden cabinet used to organize stored papers for easy reference
• Memory and Data Storage - file: organized collection of data stored under single name
• Laws, Procedures, and Court Proceedings - file: (vb) perform first act of lawsuit; place among official records, return to office of court clerk
• Sculpture Tools and Techniques - file: abrasive metal tool for smoothing and shaping

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Common misspelling(s) of files

• fiels

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - samlebind, chartek, arkiv, kartotek
v. tr. - ordne, alfabetisere, indgive
v. intr. - sætte ind i samlebind, lade sig opstille til valg

idioms:

• file away    arkivere
• file manager    filhåndteringsprogram
• file server    filserver
• file transfer protocol    file transfer protocol, FTP
• filing cabinet    arkivskab

2.
n. - kø, række
v. tr. - gå i række, strømme

3.
n. - fil
v. tr. - file

4.
v. tr. - korrumpere

Nederlands (Dutch)
archiveren, vijlen, indienen, in een rij lopen, corrumperen, zich kandidaat stellen, perfectioneren, rij, dossier, bestand, vijl, ordner, sluwaard, eerste rij (militair), laurierpoeder

Français (French)
1.
n. - dossier, fichier, chemise, classeur, boîte, (Comput) fichier
v. tr. - classer, (Jur) déposer (plainte), (Journ) envoyer (un rapport), déposer
v. intr. - (Jur) demander (le divorce), intenter (un procès)

idioms:

• file away    archiver, classer, enlever (qch) à la lime, polir (qch) à la lime
• file manager    (Comput) gestionnaire de fichiers
• file server    serveur de fichiers
• file transfer protocol    (Comput) protocole de transfert de fichier
• filing cabinet    classeur

2.
n. - file, queue, rangée, série
v. tr. - marcher en file, défiler

3.
n. - lime
v. tr. - limer

4.
v. tr. - souiller, salir (arch), corrompre, profaner

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Akten, Aktenordner, (EDV) Datei, Ablage
v. - ablegen, einreichen

idioms:

• file away    ablegen, abfeilen
• file manager    Dateiverwalter
• file server    (Comp.) File-server, (Zugangskontrolleinrichtung für gespeicherte Akten)
• file transfer protocol    FTP
• filing cabinet    Aktenschrank

2.
n. - Reihe
v. - in einer Reihe gehen (lassen)

3.
n. - Feile
v. - feilen, glätten, zufeilen

4.
v. - beschmutzen, verderben, schänden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λιμάρω, τροχίζω, ταξινομώ, αρχειοθετώ, υποβάλλω ή καταθέτω (έγγραφο κ.λπ.), βαδίζω ή συντάσσω σε φάλαγγα κατ' άνδρα
n. - λίμα, φάκελος, κλασέρ, ντοσιέ, αρχείο, φάλαγγα, στοίχος, ζυγός, αράδα, γραμμή, (Η/Υ) αρχείο

idioms:

• file away    λιμάρω, εξομαλύνω επιφάνεια με λίμα, αρχειοθετώ
• file manager    (Η/Υ) πρόγραμμα διαχείρισης αρχείων
• file server    (Η/Υ) εξυπηρετητής, διακομιστής αρχείων
• file transfer protocol    (Η/Υ) πρωτόκολλο μεταφοράς αρχείων
• filing cabinet    αρχειοθήκη, φωριαμός, δελτιοθήκη

Italiano (Italian)
archiviare, limare, fila, dossier, file, cartella, lima

idioms:

• file away    archiviare
• file server    file server
• filing cabinet    casellario

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arquivar, limar, marchar em fila
n. - arquivo (m), lima (f) (ferramenta), fila (f) (de pessoas, animais ou objetos)

idioms:

• file away    arquivar
• file server    servidor (m) de arquivo
• filing cabinet    arquivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
подшить, регистрировать, подавать, возбуждать, хранить, шлифовать, напильник, папка, досье, ряд

idioms:

• file away    подшивать
• file server    файловый процессор
• filing cabinet    картотека

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - sarta, expediente, dossier, archivo, fichero, ficha, carpeta, archivador
v. tr. - archivar
v. intr. - marchar en fila india

idioms:

• file away    limar, archivar, encarpetar, marchar en hilera
• file manager    administrador de archivos
• file server    servidor de archivos (computación)
• file transfer protocol    protocolo de transferencia de archivos
• filing cabinet    archivador, archivero, kárdex

2.
n. - fila, hilera, cola
v. tr. - marchar en fila

3.
n. - lima, escofina
v. tr. - limar

4.
v. tr. - corromper

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fila, arkivera, inge skrivelse (jur.), marschera i en lång rad
n. - fil (verktyg), filur (sl.), ficktjuv (sl.), samlingspärm, register, pappersspjut (slags hållare för brev o dyl.), fil (data), rad (av personer el. saker efter varandra), kolonn (mil.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 锉刀, 锉, 把...锉光, 把...锉平, 用锉刀锉

idioms:

• file away    用锉刀锉平, 归档
• file manager    文件管理程序
• file server    文件服务器
• file transfer protocol    文件传送协议
• filing cabinet    档案柜, 文件柜

2. 文件夹, 公文箱, 档案, 卷宗, 案卷, 订存的文件, 纵列, 把...归档, 提起, 提出, 用电话, 电报发送

3. 把...归档, 提起, 提出, 用电话, 电报发送

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 銼刀
v. tr. - 銼, 把...銼光, 把...銼平
v. intr. - 用銼刀銼

idioms:

• file away    用銼刀銼平, 歸檔
• file manager    檔案管理程式
• file server    檔案伺服器
• file transfer protocol    檔案傳送協定
• filing cabinet    檔案櫃, 文件櫃

2.
v. tr. - 把...歸檔, 提起, 提出, 用電話, 電報發送

3.
n. - 文件夾, 公文箱, 檔案, 卷宗, 案卷, 訂存的文件, 縱列
v. tr. - 把...歸檔, 提起, 提出, 用電話, 電報發送

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 서류철 목록, 명부
v. tr. - (서류) 철하다, 정리하다
v. intr. - 열을 지어 행진하다, 신청하다

idioms:

• file away    정리 보관하다

2.
n. - 열 종렬
v. tr. - 열을 짓게 하다

3.
n. - 줄 손톱, 줄 손질
v. tr. - ~을 줄로 자르다, 퇴고하다, 다듬다

4.
v. tr. - 더럽히다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - とじ込み帳, とじ込み, やすり, 縦列
v. - とじ込む, 提出する, 提起する, …にやすりをかける, 縦隊で進む

idioms:

• file away    整理してしまい込む, やすりで削り取る
• file server    ファイルサーバー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرد , يهذب , يفسد (الاسم) ملف , اضبارة , مبرد , شخص ماكر أو عضو عادي في حزب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תיק, תיקיה, קובץ, כרטסת‬
v. tr. - ‮תייק, הגיש רשמית, שלח (סיפור) לעיתון‬
v. intr. - ‮הגיש רשמית‬
n. - ‮שורה עורפית, חוליה, בד"כ של 2 אנשים, בצבא‬
v. tr. - ‮צעד בשורה עורפית‬
n. - ‮פצירה, שופין‬
v. tr. - ‮פצר, שייף, ליטש, השחיז‬
v. tr. - ‮לכלך, טימא, השפיל‬

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